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==Life and Works==

==Life and Works==

Baldwin was born August 2, 1924, in Harlem, to Emma Berdis Jones and her abusive husband, whom she divorced and replaced with a new father, a Pentecostal preacher, who adopted the young James Baldwin.<ref>"James Arthur Baldwin".  

Baldwin was born August 2, 1924, in Harlem, to Emma Berdis Jones and her abusive husband, whom she divorced and replaced with a new father, a Pentecostal preacher, who adopted the young James Baldwin.<ref>"James Arthur Baldwin".  

''The Famous People''. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/james-arthur-baldwin-1725.php</ref>  At fourteen years old, he was very religious, but his family was desperate for money and he made little money as a preacher, so he worked a war-time factory job in the Second World War.<ref>"Baldwin, James."  ''Encyclopedia:  Literature and Arts, American Literature''. http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/james-baldwin</ref>  Enduring the teasing of the white workers, and having written for a magazine at his high school, he decided to become a writer, so he secured a fellowship and moved to Europe seeking less prejudice.<ref>"Baldwin, James."  ''Notable Biographies''. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Baldwin-James.html</ref>

''The Famous People''. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/james-arthur-baldwin-1725.php</ref>  At fourteen years old, he was very religious, but his family was desperate for money, and he made little money as a preacher, so he worked a war-time factory job in the Second World War.<ref>"Baldwin, James."  ''Encyclopedia:  Literature and Arts, American Literature''. http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/james-baldwin</ref>  Enduring the teasing of the white workers, and having written for a magazine at his high school, he decided to become a writer, so he secured a fellowship and moved to Europe seeking less prejudice.<ref>"Baldwin, James."  ''Notable Biographies''. http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Baldwin-James.html</ref>

He lost his father in 1943, but clung to his fellowship with Richard Wright, and in 1953 published his first novel, ''Go Tell it on the Mountain''.<ref>"James Baldwin."  ''Biography.com'' http://www.biography.com/people/james-baldwin-9196635</ref>  It was a stunning autobiographical piece detailing his experience in poverty in Harlem, and was followed by two books of essays, ''Notes of a Native Son'' and ''Nobody Knows My Name'', and two novels concerning homosexuality and interracial relationships, ''Giovanni’s Room'' (1956) and ''Another Country'' (1962).<ref>"James Baldwin:  About the Author."  ''American Masters''.  PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-baldwin-about-the-author/59/</ref>  His works were acclaimed by black readers as a known truth, and confronted white readers with their sins in a reasonable and logical fashion.<ref>"James Baldwin."  

He lost his father in 1943, but clung to his fellowship with Richard Wright, and in 1953 published his first novel, ''Go Tell it on the Mountain''.<ref>"James Baldwin."  ''Biography.com'' http://www.biography.com/people/james-baldwin-9196635</ref>  It was a stunning autobiographical piece detailing his experience in poverty in Harlem, and was followed by two books of essays, ''Notes of a Native Son'' and ''Nobody Knows My Name'', and two novels concerning homosexuality and interracial relationships, ''Giovanni’s Room'' (1956) and ''Another Country'' (1962).<ref>"James Baldwin:  About the Author."  ''American Masters''.  PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-baldwin-about-the-author/59/</ref>  His works were acclaimed by black readers as a known truth, and confronted white readers with their sins in a reasonable and logical fashion.<ref>"James Baldwin."