Examines the major divisions in criticism of this major African American writer, paying particular attention to the way each critical period defines Baldwin and
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In seminal works such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, and The Fire Next Time, acclaimed author and social critic James Baldwin (1924–198