James Baldwin by Alyssa Beck https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie en-us 2019-02-27 21:30:39 UTC 2025-09-28 22:33:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Who He Is. abeck201 https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336167486 James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York on August 2 1924. James Baldwin passed away December 1, 1987. He was an author of poems, books, and play-writing. What makes him very well known is for his essays on the "black experience in America".

]]> 2019-02-27 21:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336167486 Books abeck201 https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336172129 He wrote many books but one of his most famous books was "Notes of a Native Son". This book was about James Baldwins father had passed away in 1943 shortly after his fathers funeral which had taken place on James Baldwins birthday, a race riot had broken out in Harlem, New York City. Him and his father had a difficult relationship. ]]> 2019-02-27 21:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336172129 Poems abeck201 https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336175405 James Baldwin also wrote a lot of poems. One of his most famous poems was
 "Amen"

by James Baldwin

No, I don’t feel death coming.
I feel death going:
having thrown up his hands,
for the moment.

I feel like I know him
better than I did.
Those arms held me,
for a while,
and, when we meet again,
there will be that secret knowledge
between us.


]]> 2019-02-27 22:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336175405 How was he involved abeck201 https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336663104 James Baldwin was involved with the Harlem renaissance as he wrote about how African Americans had it hard in the 1920's-1950's. He inspired them with his writing by showing his life story and how to keep going.]]> 2019-02-28 21:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/abeck201/gc60px5co0ie/wish/336663104