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Baldwin in South Africa

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James Baldwin

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Abstract

Like Zora Neale Hurston’s long season of obscurity (Gates, 1990), James Baldwin is largely ignored with the exception of recognition among small progressive circles who see him as a leading voice against injustice in the United States of America.

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  1. Hugo M. Canham
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  1. Furman University, Greenville, USA

    A. Scott Henderson

  2. Furman University, Greenville, USA

    P. L. Thomas

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Canham, H.M. (2014). Baldwin in South Africa. In: Henderson, A.S., Thomas, P.L. (eds) James Baldwin. Critical Literacy Teaching Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-619-6_4

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