The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time was a National Bestseller. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism.
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- Vintage
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- 9780804149723
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Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1964)
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