Freedom lurked around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did. - James Baldwin

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Freedom lurked around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did.

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About James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.

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Birth Name: James Arthur Baldwin
Alternative Names: Jimmy Baldwin
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A lot of Negro style-the style of a man like Miles Davis or Ray Charles or the style of a man like myself is based on a knowledge of what people are really saying and on our refusal to hear it. You pick up on the beat, which is much more truthful than words. (1969)
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