The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation, gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today.
At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document from the iconic author of If Beale Street Could Talk and Go Tell It on the Mountain. It consists of two “letters,” written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans, both black and white, to attack the terrible legacy of racism. Described by The New York Times Book Review as “sermon, ultimatum, confession, deposition, testament, and chronicle…all presented in searing, brilliant prose,” The Fire Next Time stands as a classic of literature.
Articles, reviews, interviews, etc. related to the book The Fire Next Time:
1. Book Review (New York Times): The Glow from ‘The Fire Next Time’
December 25, 2017
2. Podcast (NPR): James Baldwin’s Fire
NPR – Throughline
September 17, 2020 (45 min)
3. Interview (NPR): Paying Tribute to James Baldwin
Hosted by Farai Chideya
August 30, 2007 (4 min)
4. Review (NPR): An Author’s Companion in Rage, Exile and Return
NPR – All Things Considered
September 4, 2007 (3 min)
5. Book Discussion (YouTube): “The Fire Next Time,” by James Baldwin
The Diane Rehm Book Club
September 30, 2020 (1 hr 1 min)
6. Teaching Guide (Penguin Random House): The Fire Next Time Teacher’s Guide