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A review by inherbooks
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
5.0
"And all this is happening in the richest and freest country in the world, and in the middle of the 20th century. The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur and you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless." - James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
I'm disappointed I haven't read James Baldwin's work until now. A man who's inspired so many past and present authors, he is the foundation of the written art behind many people's pens.
This book was written in 1963, and is a brutal reminder that the conversation about racism, in America, remains the same. This book is a call to a power within, to move with the righteous and bring about a change James dreamt of seeing one day.
I'm disappointed I haven't read James Baldwin's work until now. A man who's inspired so many past and present authors, he is the foundation of the written art behind many people's pens.
This book was written in 1963, and is a brutal reminder that the conversation about racism, in America, remains the same. This book is a call to a power within, to move with the righteous and bring about a change James dreamt of seeing one day.