Biography
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels. His 1955 essay collection Notes of a Native Son helped establish his reputation as a voice for human equality. His 1965 debate with William Buckley is regarded as one of the most influential debates on race in the United States. Baldwin was an influential public figure and orator, especially during the civil rights movement in the United States.
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Awards & recognition
- VH1 Trailblazer Honors · 2018
- honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis · 1982
- Langston Hughes Medal · 1978
- George Polk Award · 1962
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1954
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- Commander of the Legion of Honour
Filmography17 titles
Bobby Kennedy for President
Madame X
I Am Not Your Negro
Malcolm X
Explained
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
The New Yorker at 100
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Statue of Liberty
Baldwin's Nigger
The Dick Cavett Show
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
James Baldwin: From Another Place
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket