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A review by bibliophage
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word 'love' here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace––not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth.”
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First published in 1963 on the centennial anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, James Baldwin's essays (written as letters) are phenomenal masterpieces examining racial injustice in the US. Baldwin is eloquent and passionate and I have no doubt I will be reading this piece over and over and over again. Even though The Fire Next Time is short there but packed with material to process and act on. Don't delay any longer to learn from Baldwin here.
📚📖📚
First published in 1963 on the centennial anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, James Baldwin's essays (written as letters) are phenomenal masterpieces examining racial injustice in the US. Baldwin is eloquent and passionate and I have no doubt I will be reading this piece over and over and over again. Even though The Fire Next Time is short there but packed with material to process and act on. Don't delay any longer to learn from Baldwin here.