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Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available .
Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, First Scribner hardcover edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation and our time. In light of recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, The Progressive magazine republished one of its most famous pieces: James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew," which was later published in his landmark book, The Fire Next Time. Ward has gathered short essays, memoir, and a few essential poems to engage the question of race in the United States. This book is divided into three parts that shine a light on the darkest corners of our history, wrestle with our current predicament, and envision a better future.
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