Black Past Biography of James Baldwin
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/baldwin-james-1924-1987/
BlackPast.org is an extensive encyclopedia written by historians on African American history. This is their entry on James Baldwin.
History of Beale Street
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/beale-street-1841/
Read more about the history of Beale Street on BlackPast.org.
The Black Arts Movement
https://poets.org/text/brief-guide-black-arts-movement
Read more about the Black Arts Movement, which Baldwin was aligned with for most of his career, in this piece written by the Academy of American Poets.
Interview with James Baldwin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cplZdcp0fQY
Listen to this 1960 interview with James Baldwin in which he talks about being black in America.