In recent years, American novelist and playwright James Baldwin has come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in public thinking on race and democracy. Baldwin, who died in 1987, was a giant of his time but his continuing presence was largely relegated to the halls of specialists in Black thought and writing. However, that has changed. Baldwin and his masterful works have now been revived for a wider public. Today, writers are measured by his yardstick while books and
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Excellent article. Baldwin is and forever will be the standard for writers who are looking to unpack current social conditions.