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James Arthur Baldwin By Ariel Anita Garrett

James Baldwin was an author that took advantage of the time period her wrote in. He wrote during the time when blacks did not want to be known as that black person that writes but as an black author. James Baldwin saw that he did not want to be recongized a colored author but as an american author. He was just as american as any white person. James Baldwin did not want to be discriminated against or have any type or racism going on in the United States. But he was a man who was discriminated against because he was an African American and a homosexual. During Baldwin's life he continued to try to achieve goals not based on the fact that he was a African American but the fact that he was an American. He wrote essays that had to do with the life going on around him. Some of his essays revolved around news story that were taking place. One example is an essay that he wrote based on a boy name Wayne William and his murder trial that took place in Atlanta. The name of the essay was "The Evidence of Things Not Seen". He talked about the racial issues that was going on in Atlanta. Wayne Williams was a black man and the fact that he was black made him look like he was a bad person and that he really committed the crime. Racial discrimination was one of the main things that Baldwin wrote about because it was something that he saw on a daily basis and something he himself experienced. He wanted equality with blacks and whites and for everybody in that matter. James was determined not to let racism and discrimination get him upset like it did with his father. Baldwin's father was a former slave and hated whites for how they treated him and how they treated blacks in general. Baldwin decided that he was not going to be like his father and be angry but actually do something about it.So he became a man that wrote about the racial events that went on in his time. The things that Baldwin wrote about told about the experiences he went through and the experiences of the people around him. He was a man that believed the best thing you can write about are the things that you go through because you know best about them. That was the basis of his writing. Almost everything he wrote told about or surround the events that were taking place in his time. That also made him person that many people looked to because one of the main things that we wrote about was discrimination. So he became a voice in the black community. James Baldwin was a African American writer that wrote about the things that went on in his life. He was black man and a homosexual so he was discriminated against for everything he stood for. He did not let it get to him. He just wrote about the things that happened to him from watching movies to murder trials that he read in a magazine. Through his writings he became a voice in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.

"The Evidence of Things Not Seen" Salem: Salem Press, Inc., 1985

The essay "The Evidence of Things Not Seen" by an unknown author contains key details about this work of James Baldwin. This essay tells about how he obtained the information for his next piece of work and how it relates to the world that surrounds him. This essay was organized in a way that was easy to comprehend. It talked about the specific essay he wrote and also how in linked to everything else he has written with its undergroudn meanings. I plan on using this information for my trading card. I would recommend this to other students because it is easy to understand and contains key thoughts that James Baldwin has put in his writings.

Robert E. Morsberger. "James Baldwin: Collected Essays". Magill Book Reviews Salem Press Inc., 1998

The essage "James Baldwin: Collected Essats" by Robert E. Morsberger was an excellent database because it told about more than just one of his writings but five books he wrote. This essays was made up of main points that Baldwin strived to get out to the people. It told of many themes that his works contained and how it related to his lifestylte and the lifestyle of the black community in that time period. The background information that the essay had made the essay an easy database to read. It went straight to the point. I would recommend this essay to any student who wants the in depth work and thoughts of James Baldwin.