The Fire Next Time

Essays in the book focus on the racial tensions that shaped America in the middle of the 20th Century. The first essay is addressed to Baldwin’s nephew. He gives a description of the world this boy has to deal with being a black boy. At that time, the blacks were…

The fire next time is a non-fictional book written by author James Baldwin. It is composed of two essays. One is called “My dungeon shook” and the second one is called “Down at the cross.” the first essay, Baldwin writes a letter to his 14-year old nephew and discusses the…