James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the... Wikipedia

• Born:  James Arthur Jones, August 2, 1924, New York, NY, U.S.
• Age at death:  63 years
• Died:  December 1, 1987, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
• Resting place:  Ferncliff Cemetery, Westchester County, New York
• Occupation:  Writer, activist
• Education:  DeWitt Clinton High School
• Genre:  Urban fiction, African-American literature, Gay literature
• Years active:  1947–1985
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