No Name in the Street by James Baldwin

No Name in the Street

James Baldwin

208 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction essays history memoir race reflective slow-paced

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This stunningly personal document and extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies displays James Baldwin's fury and despair more deeply than any of his other works.  In vivid detail he remembers the Harlem childhood that sha...

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Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 66%
informative 61%
emotional 50%
inspiring 27%
dark 25%
sad 22%
tense 12%
hopeful 11%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 20%
fast 18%

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