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James Baldwin and Richard Wright: What quarrel?
August 7, 2013 It was all very public, well documented. Wright had started out being the central inspiration. Baldwin’s essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” and his essay collection also of that title, are obvious tributes to the long … Continue reading
Posted in African-American literature, Global South, Race, Racial violence, Twentieth century literature
Tagged Bandung Conference, Charlton Heston, Congress of Racial Equality, Harriet Beecher Stowe, James Baldwin, Joan Baez, Marlon Brando, Martin Luther King, Native Son, Notes of a Native Son, Richard Wright, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
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