The African-American author known as James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York in 1924. In his childhood, Baldwin was a voracious reader. He read every book that he could get his hands on at his local library, which he visited several times a week. As his lust for reading grew, so blossomed his writing. By the age of 8 or 9, Baldwin had written his school's song, "Farwell To 24". His mother encouraged his eagerness to write, but his father, a preacher, wanted him to follow in his footsteps. His father also felt that Baldwin's writing was not intended for the black r

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