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New James Baldwin letters

Posted on January 1, 2014 by wcd2

January 1, 2014 The 100 letters recently acquired by the Beinecke Library are not to famous people, just Baldwin’s friends. The letters to Painter began in 1954, when his play “The Amen Corner” opened at Howard, and came up to 1964, … Continue reading →

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James Baldwin’s friends

Posted on July 31, 2013 by wcd2

July 31, 2013 Well, at least they went to high school together, that accounts for it: DeWitt Clinton High School, in the north Bronx. By the time James Baldwin and Richard Avedon brought out Nothing Personal (1964), they’d known … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American literature, Educational institutions, Photography | Tagged a Rap on Race, Bronx, DrWitt Clinton High School, Huey Newton, Istanbul, James Baldwin, John Wayne, Magpie Tower, Margaret Mead, Maya Angelou, New York Times, Nina Simone, Paris, Richard Avedon, Sol Stein, Toni Morrison | Leave a comment