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James Baldwin in Harlem, 1963. Photo by Steve Schapiro. Black History Quotes, Black History Books, James Baldwin Quotes, Kid President, James D'arcy, Nasa History, Vintage Black Glamour, Harlem Renaissance, Malcolm X

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James Baldwin in Harlem, 1963. Photo by Steve Schapiro.

James Baldwin having a drink with his brother, David Baldwin, at a Broadway bar ©1965. Photo by Bob Adelman) Native Son, James Arthur, Black Authors, Political Figures, Black Image, James Dean, Inspirational Books

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Inspirational Books

James Baldwin having a drink with his brother, David Baldwin, at a Broadway bar ©1965. Photo by Bob Adelman)

ST. PAUL DE VENCE, France—American writer James Baldwin, 1978. © Richard Kalvar / Magnum Photos Magnum Photos, Playwright, African American History, Treasure Chest, Book Stuff, Thought Provoking, Black History

African American History

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ST. PAUL DE VENCE, France—American writer James Baldwin, 1978. © Richard Kalvar / Magnum Photos

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By Any Means Necessary

No Name in the Street - James Baldwin New Quotes, Wall Quotes, Life Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Criminal Minds Quotes, Emotional Resilience, Life Decisions, Powerful Words

Inspirational Quotes

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No Name in the Street - James Baldwin

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#Quote "Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them". Happy Kids Quotes, Quotes For Kids, Great Quotes, Quotes To Live By, Super Quotes, Uplifting Quotes, Mother Quotes, Mom Quotes

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#Quote "Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them".

I had been falsely defined as "not good enough" and once I rejected that false definition of me, I was able to embrace life. I have a right to be here! Say That Again, Like You, Cool Words, Wise Words, Feeling Worthless, Teacher Boards, Crazy About You, Human Condition

Feeling Worthless

Crazy About You

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I had been falsely defined as "not good enough" and once I rejected that false definition of me, I was able to embrace life. I have a right to be here!

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African American Literature

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Speaking In Tongues

1965: James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. Debate held at Cambridge University. Famous Black People, Freedom Riders, World Literature, How To Speak French

Famous Black People

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1965: James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. Debate held at Cambridge University.

James Baldwin Asks You "Who is the N*gger? Lorraine Hansberry, Betsy Devos, Langston Hughes, Quick Reads, Out Of Touch, Civil Rights, Black

Lorraine Hansberry

Langston Hughes

James Baldwin Asks You "Who is the N*gger?

James Baldwin in 1958, photo: Mottke Weissman. "At his peak he had the beautiful fervor of Camus or Kafka. Like them he revealed to me the core of his soul's savage distress and thus helped me shape and define my own work and its moral contours. This would be the most appropriate gift imaginable to the grandson of a slave owner from a slave's grandson." --William Styron, 1987, after Baldwin's death. Amiri Baraka, Billy Kidd, Sing Out, Gay, Powerful Quotes, Before Us

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James Baldwin in 1958, photo: Mottke Weissman. "At his peak he had the beautiful fervor of Camus or Kafka. Like them he revealed to me the core of his soul's savage distress and thus helped me shape and define my own work and its moral contours. This would be the most appropriate gift imaginable to the grandson of a slave owner from a slave's grandson." --William Styron, 1987, after Baldwin's death.

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Black History Facts

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"ANOTHER COUNTRY" -- A New Yorker article on "James Baldwin's flight from America." “each of us, helplessly and forever, contains the other—male in female, female in male, white in black and black in white.” Afro, Gil Scott Heron, Portraits

Gil Scott Heron

"ANOTHER COUNTRY" -- A New Yorker article on "James Baldwin's flight from America." “each of us, helplessly and forever, contains the other—male in female, female in male, white in black and black in white.”

1st June 1972: Closeup of American author James Baldwin (1924 - 1987) laughing in his New York City apartment. Civil Rights Activists, Writers And Poets, Civil Rights Movement, Native American History, Creative Portraits, Black People

Civil Rights Activists

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Civil Rights Movement

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1st June 1972: Closeup of American author James Baldwin (1924 - 1987) laughing in his New York City apartment.

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni’s Extraordinary Forgotten Conversation About the Language of Love and What It Takes to Be Truly Empowered (Illustration by Wendy MacNaughton for Brain Pickings) Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Margaret Mead, Velo Vintage, Philosophy Books, Lisbeth Zwerger, Edward Gorey, William Blake, Ted Talks

Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

Philosophy Books

Lisbeth Zwerger

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni’s Extraordinary Forgotten Conversation About the Language of Love and What It Takes to Be Truly Empowered (Illustration by Wendy MacNaughton for Brain Pickings)

James Baldwin Tells Us All How to Cool It This Summer - Esquire.com American Greed, American Life, Race In America, Miles Davis

Race In America

James Baldwin Tells Us All How to Cool It This Summer - Esquire.com

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Western Philosophy

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Favorite Quotes

Nobody Knows My Name - James Baldwin

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Happy Birthday James Baldwin, 150 Free Sci-Fi/Fantasy Stories: Links You Need to See Mobile Film, African Diaspora, S Quote, Look At You, Human Rights

African Diaspora

Happy Birthday James Baldwin, 150 Free Sci-Fi/Fantasy Stories: Links You Need to See

Mr. James Baldwin. African American Writers, Art History

African American Writers

Mr. James Baldwin.

James Baldwin on the Creative Process and the Artist’s Responsibility to Society | Brain Pickings Black Books, Reading Lists, Book Lists, Good Books, Books To Read, So Little Time

James Baldwin on the Creative Process and the Artist’s Responsibility to Society | Brain Pickings

James Baldwin and Bob Dylan (December 13 , 1963) | NSF 1970s Music, Music Magazines, Zimmerman, Popular Music, Bob Dylan, History Facts, Rolling Stones

Music Magazines

James Baldwin and Bob Dylan (December 13 , 1963) | NSF

“It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” — James Baldwin Richard Avedon, Fred Astaire, San Antonio, Reportage Photo, Atheism, New York

Reportage Photo

“It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” — James Baldwin

A Rap on Race: Margaret Mead and James Baldwin’s Rare Conversation on Forgiveness and the Difference Between Guilt and Responsibility – Brain Pickings

A Rap on Race: Margaret Mead and James Baldwin’s Rare Conversation on Forgiveness and the Difference Between Guilt and Responsibility – Brain Pickings