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No Name in the Street
Book • 1972
No Name in the Street is a nonfiction book by James Baldwin, published in 1972.
It recounts his experiences with racism, from his childhood in Harlem to his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, including his friendships with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The book also explores his time in France and his observations on the Algerian War of Independence, drawing parallels between racial struggles in different contexts.
It recounts his experiences with racism, from his childhood in Harlem to his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, including his friendships with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The book also explores his time in France and his observations on the Algerian War of Independence, drawing parallels between racial struggles in different contexts.
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Mentioned as the book Baldwin was working on in Istanbul when interviewed by Ebony in 1970.

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James Baldwin's Fire
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as a writer whose work is culturally important in defining the character of the modern USA.

Eddie Glaude Jr.

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James Baldwin: A Man For Our Times with Eddie Glaude
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as Baldwin's 1972 essay collection continuing his commentary on civil rights struggles.

Lindsay Graham

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Fan Favorite: Great American Authors | James Baldwin: The Exile | 5
Mentioned by Bill Mullen as a book where James Baldwin writes about the American civil rights movement and the struggle for African and Arab decolonization.

Bill V. Mullen, "James Baldwin: Living in Fire" (Pluto Press, 2019)
Mentioned as a book where James Baldwin expresses his socialist views and criticizes American racism and capitalism.

Bill V. Mullen, "James Baldwin: Living in Fire" (Pluto Press, 2019)
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, Baldwin says, look, if the United States really wanted to be a democracy that puts human rights at the forefront, we would be supporting the Arab nations and the Palestinians, not the Israelis.

Bill V. Mullen

Bill V. Mullen, "James Baldwin: Living in Fire" (Pluto Press, 2019)
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, who opened her book with a quote from it, referring to those who need the law and society's protection.


Dayna Bowen Matthew

Dayna Bowen Matthew, "Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America" (NYU Press, 2022)




