One-hundred years ago, James Arthur Jones was born in Harlem, New York. Soon after, his mother, Emma Berdis Jones, married David Baldwin, a volatile Baptist preacher.

Baldwin, born James Arthur Baldwin on Aug. 2, 1924, at Harlem Hospital, was the eldest of nine children. His mother, Emma Berdis Jones, raised him with her husband and James’ stepfather, David ...

James Arthur Baldwin was born to Emma Berdis Jones in Harlem, New York, on Aug. 2, 1924. According to various accounts, his mother never shared details about his birth father—including his name.

James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924 and raised there by his mother and stepfather, a Baptist preacher. The oldest of nine children, he excelled in school and served as a junior minister.

Native Son is keeping Baldwin's energy, audacity, and verve alive. Like James Baldwin, we must continue to buck the systems and structures that attempt to erase us and continue to be our ancestors’ ...

A Love Story’ unpacks ‘The Fire Next Time’ author’s life and work through accounts of his four most significant relationships ...

James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies ...

James Arthur Baldwin was born to Emma Berdis Jones in Harlem, New York, on Aug. 2, 1924. According to various accounts, his mother never shared details about his birth father—including his name.

Baldwin, born James Arthur Baldwin on Aug. 2, 1924, at Harlem Hospital, was the eldest of nine children. His mother, Emma Berdis Jones, raised him with her husband and James’ stepfather, David ...

JEFFREY BROWN: James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924 and raised there by his mother and stepfather, a Baptist preacher. The oldest of nine children, he excelled in school and served as a ...

Stacker compiled 25 facts about James Baldwin, using Biography.com, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and other sources.

James Baldwin poses at his home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. James Baldwin was a prolific writer, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist. Though he spent much of his life abroad, he is ...