James Baldwin Denounced Richard Wright’s ‘Native Son’ As a ‘Protest Novel.’ Was He Right?
Ayana Mathis and Pankaj Mishra discuss the Wright-Baldwin debate and how time changed Baldwin's feelings about his literary mentor.
The Enemy Within
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/02/16/the-enemy-within-hilton-als
Informative account of Baldwin's life and work.
I Am Not Your Negro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUYdgIyaPM
Trailer for a 2016 documentary film based on Baldwin's final, unfinished work.
