The Fire Next Time

[Mike S]

When I was in the early years of high school in the 60s, I discovered the author, James Baldwin. I was immediately fascinated by his writings. It was a time when I was becoming aware in a meaningful way of race relations and the civil rights struggles. It was also a transformative time for the country, and Baldwin wrote so genuinely and poignantly about the times.

I still have a fascination with his writing, and return every few years to reread The Fire Next Time and Another Country.

This is an interview Baldwin gave in 1963 - the year The Fire Next Time appeared - which gives a lot of information about the times, and about Baldwin himself.


[video=youtube;FpRziHGxeEU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpRziHGxeEU[/video]

 

[jasoncran]

didnt that happen in melbourne,fl or was it jacksonville? i cant remember.

 

[Mike S]

didnt that happen in melbourne,fl or was it jacksonville? i cant remember.

The interview?

It took place in Miami.

 

[jasoncran]

no., he lived in florida.

 

[Mike S]

no., he lived in florida.

I'm sure he did. He lived quite a few different places in his life. He grew up In New York (city) and wrote about that a lot. Since I grew up in New York (upstate) his New York connection hooked me.

 

[jasoncran]

i will look him up. im not up on the civil rights movement as you are. the shoah yes but not the civil rights movement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

he was a gay man i think.

 

[Mike S]

i will look him up. im not up on the civil rights movement as you are. the shoah yes but not the civil rights movement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

he was a gay man i think.

Yes, he was gay.