The Price of the Ticket

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The Price of the Ticket is a powerful James Baldwin essay that examines the personal and societal costs of Black existence and identity in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay collection
non-fiction book
author James Baldwin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describes personal costs of Black existence in America
societal costs of racism
explores intersection of race and history
political dimensions of Black identity
psychological impact of racism
relationship between individual and society
genre African-American literature
essay
social criticism
hasEdition The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948–1985
hasPart No Name in the Street
Nobody Knows My Name
Notes of a Native Son
The Devil Finds Work
The Fire Next Time
hasSubject American literature
Black intellectual history
American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
influenced contemporary discussions of race in America
language English
mainSubject American society
Black identity
history of African Americans
personal identity
race in the United States
racism
mediaType print
notableQuote The price of the ticket is nothing less than one’s own identity.
partOf James Baldwin bibliography
publicationYear 1985
publisher St. Martin's Press
timeSpanCovered 1948–1985

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Nobody Knows My Name hasEssay The Price of the Ticket