James Baldwin, 1978

James Baldwin, 1978

Dawoud Bey
Private collection, Los Angeles
© Dawoud Bey, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York

Listen: The Struggle - Part 1 – 30 seconds


The Struggle - Part 1

James Baldwin was an essayist, playwright, novelist, and voice of the American civil rights movement. He is known for works including Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), Notes of a Native Son (1955), and The Fire Next Time (1963).

Listen to a 1962 recording of Baldwin giving the speech "The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity."