The fire next time
At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document from the iconic author of If Beale Street Could Talk and Go Tell It on the Mountain. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Contains a letter to Ba…
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- Full title :The fire next time / James Baldwin.
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At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document from the iconic author of If Beale Street Could Talk and Go Tell It on the Mountain. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism.
Contains a letter to Baldwin's nephew on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Also describes his childhood, views on Black Muslims, and his visions.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©1991
- Edition:First Vintage International edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage International
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1991
Notes
Originally published by Dial Press, New York, 1963.
The Physical Object
- Description:106 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:067974472X, 9780679744726, 9780613186391, 0613186397, 0329821563, 9780329821562
- oclc:ocm26502674
- LC Classification:E185.61
- Dewey Decimal:305.896/073
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