James Baldwin
American writer (1924-1987) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 63
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels.
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Baldwin in Los Angeles, 1964
Baldwin photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955![Café de Flore, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, May 2019. In the large upstairs heated room (er - CLIMATISÉE''"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwA_I">SALLE AU 1er - CLIMATISÉE) in 1952 Baldwin worked on his first novel Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Panneau_Histoire_de_Paris%2C_caf%C3%A9_de_Flore%2C_172_boulevard_Saint-Germain%2C_Paris_6e.jpg/1280px-Panneau_Histoire_de_Paris%2C_caf%C3%A9_de_Flore%2C_172_boulevard_Saint-Germain%2C_Paris_6e.jpg)
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Baldwin photographed by Allan Warren
Baldwin at home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
The house where Baldwin lived and died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
Tombstone of James Baldwin and his mother Berdis at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, New YorkListen
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His 1955 essay collection Notes of a Native Son helped establish his reputation as a voice for human equality. His 1965 debate with William Buckley is regarded as one of the most influential debates on race in the United States. Baldwin was an influential public figure and orator, especially during the civil rights movement in the United States.
