Tag Archives: Martin Luther King

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 →

Posted in African-American literature, Europe, Friendship, Libraries, Turkey, Twentieth century literature | Tagged Another Country, Beinecke Library, David Leeming, Ernest Hemingway, Eugene Lerner, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Invisible Man, Istanbul, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, Martha Gellhorn, Martin Luther King, Mary Painter, Medgar Evers, No Name in the Street, Ralph Ellison, Rosa Parks, The Fire Next Time, The Panther and the Lash | Leave a comment

March on Washington: unsung

Posted on August 28, 2013 by wcd2

August 28, 2013 No, not literally unsung. In fact, the most memorable moments at the microphone, other than Martin Luther King’s “I had a Dream” speech, featured singers: Mahalia Jackson; Marian Anderson; Peter, Paul and Mary; Joan Baez and … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American literature, African-American music, Journalism, Media, Music, Twentieth century literature | Tagged Bob Dylan, Ghana, James Baldwin, Joan Baez, Langston Hughes, Mahalia Jackson, Malcolm X, March on Washington, Marian Anderson, Martin Luther King, Norman Mailer, Odetta, Paul and Mary, Peter, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, The Armies of the Night, W. E. B. Du Bois | 2 Comments

James Baldwin and Richard Wright: What quarrel?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by wcd2

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 | Leave a comment

Turkish Munich

Posted on July 3, 2013 by wcd2

July 3, 2013 Last time I came by train. What struck me immediately, getting out of the station, was the city’s Turkish population, out in force, women wearing head scarves and not looking conspicuous, walking comfortably up and down … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American literature, Afro-Asian alliances, Cities, Diaspora, Germany, Middle East, Race, Racial violence, Turkey, Twentieth century literature | Tagged "A Mad Negro Confined in Munich, Another Country, Armenian, Croatian, Engin Cezzar, Indian, James Baldwin, Jewish, London, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Robert Lowell, Slovenian, The Fire Next Time, Turkish | Leave a comment