Description: The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin, Stacey Abrams Over twenty-two months in 1979 and 1981 nearly two dozen children were unspeakably murdered in Atlanta despite national attention and outcry; they were all Black. James Baldwin investigated these murders, the Black administration in Atlanta, and Wayne Williams, the Black man tried for the crimes. Because there was only evidence to convict Williams for the murders of two men, the childrens cases were closed, offering no justice to the families or the country. Baldwins incisive analysis implicates the failures of integration as the guilt party, arguing, "There could be no more devastating proof of this assault than the slaughter of the children." As Stacey Abrams writes in her foreword, "The humanity of black children, of black men and women, of black lives, has ever been a conundrum for America. Forty years on, Baldwins writing reminds us that we have never resolved the core query: Do black lives matter? Unequivocally, the moral answer is yes, but James Baldwin refuses such rhetorical comfort." In this, his last book, by excavating American race relations Baldwin exposes the hard-to-face ingrained issues and demands that we all reckon with them. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography James Baldwins celebrated works of fiction include Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovannis Room, Another Country, Tell Me How Long the Trains Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Above My Head, and the short story collection Going to Meet the Man. He was also the author of a book of poetry, Jimmys Blues; two dramatic works, Blues for Mister Charlie and The Amen Corner; and many works of nonfiction, including Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, and Notes of a Native Son. Born in Harlem in 1924, he lived for many years in France, where he died in 1987. Review "To grapple with the pervasiveness of American racism, we can always turn to James Baldwin. You cannot help but admire his words in this volume as they remain as relevant today as when they first appeared."--Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning "Baldwins insightful depiction of Atlanta seeing itself as separate from Georgias politics has a heartbeat that is still pounding in todays political climate."--Kimberly Jones, activist and author of How We Can Win Review Quote "To grapple with the pervasiveness of American racism, we can always turn to James Baldwin. You cannot help but admire his words in this volume as they remain as relevant today as when they first appeared." -- Ibram X. Kendi , author of How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning "Baldwins insightful depiction of Atlanta seeing itself as separate from Georgias politics has a heartbeat that is still pounding in todays political climate." -- Kimberly Jones , activist and author of How We Can Win Details ISBN1250844894 Author Stacey Abrams Pages 144 Language English ISBN-10 1250844894 ISBN-13 9781250844897 Format Paperback Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-17 DEWEY 364.15232097 Audience General UK Release Date 2023-01-17 Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2023-01-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139645155;
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