James Baldwin

In Their Own Words

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

— James Baldwin

Areas of Expertise

Key Achievements

• Wrote Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, and The Fire Next Time
• Became one of the most powerful voices of the civil rights era
• Lived as an expatriate in Paris to escape American racism
• His essays shaped the conversation on race in America for generations

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