I knew Richard [Wright] and I loved him. [...] I was not attacking him; I was trying to clarify something for myself.


Interview with Julius Lester, "James Baldwin: Reflections of a Maverick" in The New York Times (27 May 1984)

The New York Times James Baldwin: Reflections of a Maverick

James Baldwin Quotes

I knew Richard [Wright] and I loved him. [...] I was not attacking him; I was trying to clarify something for myself.

I knew Richard [Wright] and I loved him. [...] I was not attacking him; I was trying to clarify something for myself.

I knew Richard [Wright] and I loved him. [...] I was not attacking him; I was trying to clarify something for myself.

I knew Richard [Wright] and I loved him. [...] I was not attacking him; I was trying to clarify something for myself.