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James Baldwin
by Lemuel Prado -
His Talent
By 13 years old, James had written his first article, "Harlem-Then and Now". -
His Father
The day before his 19th birthday, James' father had died of tuberculosis. The funeral was held on his birthday. -
Harlem Riot
On James' 19th birthday was the Harlem Riot of 1943. -
America Prejudice
James walked into a restaurant where he knew he would be denied service, and threw water on the waitress that denied his service. -
Love at First Sight
At age 22, James fell in love with a girl named Lucien Happersberger -
James' First Novel
Go Tell It on the Mountain, was his first published novel -
Giovanni's Room
His second novel cause great controversy due to its explicit homoerotic content. -
Civil Rights Movement
In the spring of 1963, he was such a spokesman that by May, he was on the cover of Time Magazine. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Baldwin made a prominent appearance with long-time friends Sidney Poitier and Marlon Brando. -
Terrifying Crisis
James Baldwin joined marchers and walked 50 miles from Selma, Alabama, to the capitol in Montgomery under the protection of federal troops. -
Death
James had died of stomach cancer in Saint-Paul-De Vince, France. -
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck released James unfinished manuscript as a documentary film.