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"An American Negro, however deep his sympathies, or however bright his rage, ceases to be simply a black man when he faces a black man from Africa."

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About James Baldwin

James Baldwin was an American writer and public intellectual known for essays, novels, and social criticism on race and identity. His major works include Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time.

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