Encounters with James Baldwin : celebrating 100 years

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by Dadzie, Stella | 20th century
Published 03/08/2024 by Aurora Metro Publications (Supernova Books) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 224 pages, black and white photographs

Celebrating the centenary of the birth of the trailblazing African American author, Encounters with James Baldwin is a wide-ranging volume of short essays, reflections, interviews and poetry. This moving collection demonstrates the significant legacy of the writer and activist who spoke truth to power during the era of the fight for Black civil liberties in the US, and after. In this literary anthology, over 30 contributors reveal the influence of Baldwin’s thought, speech and writing to their personal journeys and their awareness of the need for social justice.