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. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin’s early life in Harlem and an examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. ABOUT THE BOOKĪ national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. We’ll be reading and discussing one of the texts from the NYU Office of Global Inclusion and Diversity’s Anti-Black Racism Education Resource List. Join us on Friday, June 26 from 5-6pm on Zoom. While we’re unable to meet in the theater, we’re taking our book club online. JOIN US FOR OUR VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB MEETING
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