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.

On This Day: James Arthur Baldwin Birthday. Author, poet, and playwright James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924 in Harlem, New York. In his youth, he was briefly involved with the church which ...

James Baldwin:Artist on FireBy W. J. WeatherbyDonald I. Fine, 379 pages, $19.95Stealing the Fire:The Art and Protest of James BaldwinBy Horace A. PorterWesleyan, 220 pages, $19.95 James Baldwin ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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