One of the most important African American writers, James Baldwin, would have turned 100 on August 2. US author James Baldwin would have turned 100 on August 2 (Imago Images )James Baldwin was born in the New York district of Harlem in 1924, when the world was already deeply racist. It was the time of the African American civil rights movement, in which he became an important figure. Berlin journalist Rene Aguigah has just published a biography of the writer, entitled "James Baldwin. James Baldwin died of cancer in 1987 at the age of 63.

Source: Hindustan Times August 04, 2024 07:57 UTC