Notes of a Native Son
by James Baldwin
Baldwin's first essay collection: Harlem, his father's funeral, Paris, and the making of a mind. Precise, personal and foundational.
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Three things you will actually use
- Hatred destroys the hater.
- Accept life as it is; fight injustice as it is.
- Think in public.
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Baldwin's first essays.
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