These James Baldwin quotes are only a small piece of the incredible legacy he left behind. 1. “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During his ...

Baldwin, James, “Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood” (1985), in Collected Essays, ed. Toni Morrison (New York, Library of America, 1998), pp. 814–29 ...

James Baldwin is one of the most important voices in American history. As a catalyst during the Civil Rights Movement, he gained notoriety for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His advocacy for ...