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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987,

The fire next time / James Baldwin. - Modern Library edition. - 87 pages ; 19 cm

My dungeon shook: letter to my nephew on the one hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation -- Down at the cross: letter from a region in my mind.

At once a powerful evocation of his childhood in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, The Fire Next Time, which galvanized the nation in the early days of the Civil Rights movement, stands as one of the essential works of our literature.

ISBN: 9780679601517 0679601511

LCCN: 2021289719

Subjects--Personal Names:
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans.
Black Muslims.
African Americans--Religion.
African American men--Race identity.
Racism--United States.
African American men--Race identity.
African Americans.
African Americans--Religion.
Black Muslims.
Race relations.
Racism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Race relations.
New York (State)--New York--Harlem.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Essays.
Essays.

LC Class. No.: E185.61 / .B195 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 305.896/073