James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name (1961), "Fifth Avenue, Uptown: A Letter from Harlem"
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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.
— James Baldwin on Children
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About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
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