The Fire Next Time

Published in 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, James Baldwin's two essays are among the most powerful writing ever done on race in America. In a letter to his young nephew and a longer reflection on religion, the Nation of Islam, and his own Harlem childhood, Baldwin confronts the country's history with fierce honesty and calls on Black and white Americans alike to face it together. Short, searing, and as urgent now as when it was written.

Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Vintage International
Format: Paperback, 106 pages
Ages: Adult (18+)
ISBN: 9780679744726