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Notes of a Native Son

by James Baldwin · 1955

★★★★★ 5/5 · ALLO'S PICK
Baldwin's first essay collection, written in the 1950s, examines what it means to be Black in America through personal anecdote, literary criticism, and direct moral argument.
Allo's take
Where Baldwin started, and the proof that he arrived fully formed. If you've only read The Fire Next Time, come here next.
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