The Fire Next Time
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The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | stage productions ⓘ |
| addresses |
moral responsibility
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possibility of racial reconciliation ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ religious identity ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work on race in America ⓘ |
| form | two extended essays ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0679744726 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Down at the Cross
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My Dungeon Shook ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of systemic racism
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intersection of race and religion ⓘ love as a force for social change ⓘ |
| includedIn | modern American literary canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
American social criticism
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subsequent African-American writers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African American literature
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surface form:
African-American literature
civil rights era literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American experience
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civil rights movement ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Christianity
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discussion of the Nation of Islam ⓘ examination of race in America ⓘ influence on civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| periodCovered | 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dial Press ⓘ |
| setting | Harlem ⓘ |
| significance | key text of the civil rights era ⓘ |
| subtitleOfPart |
Down at the Cross
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surface form:
Down at the Cross: Letter from a Region in My Mind
My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
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