James Baldwin
An African-American author who grew up in Harlem.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
About the teenage John Grimes and his fanatically religious stepfather Gabriel, set in Harlem.
Giovanni’s Room
An American named David has an affair with the Italian bartender Giovanni.
If Beale Street Could Talk
About the love between Tish and a man named Fonny who has been falsely accused of rape. It was made into a 2018 movie directed by Barry Jenkins
The Fire Next Time
An essay examining race and religion
Notes of a Native Son
“Everyday’s Protest Novel”
critical of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Native Son
Nobody Knows My Name
Another Country
A study of love among blacks and whites in New York City