tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post709355126299341298..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: James Baldwin, Happy Birthday!!!Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-91167072294686354722009-08-03T09:20:42.717-05:002009-08-03T09:20:42.717-05:00I was introduced to Baldwin in junior high. I bel...I was introduced to Baldwin in junior high. I believe I found "Just Above My Head" in a pile of books at my grandmother's house. I remember thinking how difficult it was to get off into at the beginning. I have met some adults that still are not able to follow his flow. A literary mastermind!nicki nicki tembonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-91694180702727336762009-08-03T09:16:47.028-05:002009-08-03T09:16:47.028-05:00Sagacious: The first book I read by Baldwin, I thi...Sagacious: The first book I read by Baldwin, I think, was "Another Country." I couldn't believe how deep and how painfully honest that book was. And I still think it is one of his greatest work of fiction and is comparable to writers from any country, including D. H. Lawrence.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-27121613225395598432009-08-03T09:13:39.392-05:002009-08-03T09:13:39.392-05:00"I read all of his works while growing up and..."I read all of his works while growing up and I still believe he is one of our most important authors."<br />Msladydeborah, my feelings precisely.<br /><br />Nuyorican: You may be right that. Maybe he didn't get all his due because he was homosexual. But I must say, from what I read, he was highly celebrated in the sixties and still is so today. For example, he was scheduled to speak at the march on Washington. But people had to submit their speech to a committee that was controlled by people from the white house, headed by a man named Sergeant Shriver, I believe. Baldwin wouldn't do it. So he never got to speak. But the fact that he was asked says a lot about his importance and popularity in 1963. Also, it's been stated by many black leaders that two books most read on black college campuses in the sixties was The Autobiography of Malcolm X and The Fire Next Time by Baldwin. He was a pretty popular guy.<br /><br />Max: What great insight your mother had.<br /><br />Sagacious: He is my favorite of all times too-- every since the first time I read him.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-77525440105154503582009-08-02T21:41:54.461-05:002009-08-02T21:41:54.461-05:00Bravo on the Baldwin post!
His birthday slipped pa...Bravo on the Baldwin post!<br />His birthday slipped past me!<br />My favorites are Go Tell It, Just Above My Head, and Another Country.<br />As I write this, I'm thinking how ODD it is that the DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY on Baldwin hasn't been written yet!Coreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-50502111943641939412009-08-02T19:51:06.355-05:002009-08-02T19:51:06.355-05:00"American novelist, essayist, and playwright&..."American novelist, essayist, and playwright" and one of my alltime great heros!<br /><br />Baldwin wrote in a way that you felt what he was feeling, smelled the smells, felt the ground he was describing walking on, heard the sounds, felt the emotions deep inside. . . only the really great ones can do that consistently.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-35942966799277156112009-08-02T19:48:04.086-05:002009-08-02T19:48:04.086-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-16220209904568448162009-08-02T13:03:16.835-05:002009-08-02T13:03:16.835-05:00James Baldwin is one of my original favorite autho...James Baldwin is one of my original favorite authors. He was my source of higher education even before I went to college. When I was in high school, my mother insisted that I read his works. However, it was not until later when I had advanced my critical reading skills that I could fully understand them. And at that time, I was grateful for the gift my mother had given me.Max Reddickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360630810931410487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-73147235615821898392009-08-02T10:35:03.990-05:002009-08-02T10:35:03.990-05:00James Baldwin was/ is one of my heroes. He broke i...James Baldwin was/ is one of my heroes. He broke it down like very few have. It's also important to note that he was a homosexual and I believe he doesn't get of his due because of that.<br /><br /> -- EddieEddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09579585545543464648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-35663899838016104312009-08-02T09:46:55.444-05:002009-08-02T09:46:55.444-05:00Blogger msladydeborah said...
I am getting r...Blogger msladydeborah said...<br /><br /> I am getting ready to increase my home library with some classic Black literature. Baldwin is the first author that I am going to add to my collection. I read all of his works while growing up and I still believe he is one of our most important authors.<br /><br /> I gave my sons the books that I had by Baldwin and insisted that they read them. At first there was resistance to the idea. They didn't think that he would be interesting because of when his works were published. But, once they got into the stories and essays on the subject of race, they discovered that he had a powerful published voice.<br /><br /> Thanks for posting this information.<br /><br /> August 2, 2009 8:34 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com