James Baldwin Quote

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

Nobody Knows My Name (1961) 'Fifth Avenue, Uptown: a letter from Harlem'

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. They must, they have no other models.