James Baldwin

Describes the life of the writer James Baldwin, focusing on his experiences as an African-American civil rights worker and as a gay man.

Reclaiming the lesbian and gay past / Martin Duberman -- Always himself / Martin Duberman -- Into the fire -- In my father's house -- I no longer knew who I really was -- My soul looks back and wonders -- Down at the cross -- What will happen to all that beauty? -- Hope is invented every day.

Author of Go Tell it on the Mountain, Baldwin was a minority within a minority as a gay black man. Excerpted from James Baldwin by Randall Kenan, Amy Sickels All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.