James Baldwin recommendations (A thread):

First read:

The Fire Next Time (1963)

Going To Meet the Man (1965)

These texts are a great example of his writing prowess in both the non-fiction and fiction space

On love:

Giovanni's Room (1956)

On the Civil Rights Movement/ Commentary on racism:

No Name in the Street (1972)

Notes of a Native Son (1955)

On the role of Cinema x Race:

The Devil Finds Work (1976)

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)*

*Adapted from the documentary by director, Raoul Peck; The book contains excerpts from Baldwin's unfinished manuscript, "Remember This House"

Collections (Essays/Poems/Interviews):

The Price of the Ticket (1985)

The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings (2010)

Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems (2014)

James Baldwin: The Last Interview (2014)

On Religion:

Go Tell it On the Mountain (1953)

Letter from a Region in my Mind (1962) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind

In Conversation (Interviews/Debates/Round Tables):

On the American Dream:
https://aeon.co/videos/the-legendary-debate-that-laid-down-us-political-lines-on-race-justice-and-history

Speech at UCBerkley:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?170651-1/james-baldwin-speech

In Conversation with Nikki Giovanni:


On the March on Washington: