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Celebrating James Baldwin, on what would have been his 100th birthday

By Terry Gross,

2024-08-01

One of the most influential writers to emerge during the civil rights era, Baldwin, who died in 1987, spoke to Terry Gross in 1986 about growing up in Harlem and his decision to move to France.

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