Henry Louis Gates Jr., blurb in Notes of a Native Son (1955)
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He named for me the things you feel but couldn't utter... articulated for the first time to white America what it meant to be American and a black American at the same time.
— Henry Louis Gates Jr.
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "James Baldwin" (Quotes about Baldwin: In alphabetical order by author or source.)
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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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