Baldwin, James

(1924-1987) American writer. James Baldwin was a novelist, playwright, poet and civil-rights activist. He associated with the Harlem Renaissance writers. He's famous for Go Tell It on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son.

James Baldwin was an African-American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. Baldwin is perhaps best known for "Go Tell it on the Mountain." Here are a few quotes from James Baldwin.

See a picture of Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando, and James Baldwin at the March on Washington in 1963.