Love and Honor to James Baldwin On His Birthday

[ancianita]

I will never forget my students' and my shared experience of reading one of America's greatest thinkers and writers.

Go Tell It On The Mountain and "Sonny's Blues" stand among America's greatest literary works.

I am deeply proud of this great American thinker; Americans should realize how great our culture is to the world because of him.

Please read James Baldwin.

[oasis]

1. Baldwin carried a powerful message. Thanks for the reminder.

[ancianita]

2. Thank you. His message is needed as our people try to stay united against tyranny.

[oasis]

4. In the late '60s I saw the Baldwin play "Blues for Mr. Charlie". It made

such an impression on me that I grabbed any of his works that were available to me at the time. Since those days, I've moved from state to state, city to city, and my small "library" has gone hither and tither.

Again, so glad you posted this.

[Jim__]

3. You can listen to the lecture that contains the last quote cited in your post.

It's a 30 minute lecture that is available here.

[ancianita]

7. Thank you. I'll do that.

[spike jones]

5. As a white guy raised in the segregated south,

reading James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time and Nobody Knows My Name in the early sixties changed my life. They opened my eyes to what a segregated society was hiding from me. I have several of his books on my shelves today.
Of course, seeing black women and children being attacked by police dogs on television help change me too.

[Kind of Blue]

6. What an absolutely gorgeous post to see first thing in the morning.

Thank you so much, ancianita, for remembering.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Baldwin! So glad you were born.

[ancianita]

8. ...

[mountain grammy]

9. Thank you for this post.

[ancianita]

10. Thank you back.