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illustratus · 22 days

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The Crossing of the Bosphorus by Godfrey of Bouillon and his Brother, Baldwin, in 1097

by Émile Signol

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jadenvargen · 2 months

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free online james baldwin stories, essays, videos, and other resources

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James baldwin online archive with his articles and photo archives.

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Giovanni's room"When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened - while Giovanni's life descends into tragedy. This book introduces love's fascinating possibilities and extremities."

Go Tell It On The Mountain"(...)Baldwin's first major work, a semi-autobiographical novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves."

+bonus: film adaptation on youtube. (if you’re a giancarlo esposito fan, you’ll be delighted to see him in an early preacher role)

Another Country and Going to Meet the Man Another country: "James Baldwin's masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott, a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. Self-destructive, bad and brilliant, he draws us into a Bohemian underworld pulsing with heat, music and sex, where desperate and dangerous characters betray, love and test each other to the limit." Going to meet the Man: " collection of eight short stories by American writer James Baldwin. The book, dedicated "for Beauford Delaney", covers many topics related to anti-Black racism in American society, as well as African-American–Jewish relations, childhood, the creative process, criminal justice, drug addiction, family relationships, jazz, lynching, sexuality, and white supremacy."

Just Above My Head"Here, in a monumental saga of love and rage, Baldwin goes back to Harlem, to the church of his groundbreaking novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, to the homosexual passion of Giovanni's Room, and to the political fire that enflames his nonfiction work. Here, too, the story of gospel singer Arthur Hall and his family becomes both a journey into another country of the soul and senses--and a living contemporary history of black struggle in this land."

If Beale Street Could Talk"Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions-affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche."

also has a film adaptation by moonlight's barry jenkins

Tell Me How Long the Train's been gone At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty.

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Baldwin essay collection. Including most famously: notes of a native son, nobody knows my name, the fire next time, no name in the street, the devil finds work- baldwin on film

--DOCUMENTARIES--

Take this hammer, a tour of san Francisco.

Meeting the man

--DEBATES:--

Debate with Malcolm x, 1963 ( on integration, the nation of islam, and other topics. )

Debate with William Buckley, 1965. ( historic debate in america. )

Heavily moderated debate with Malcolm x, Charles Eric Lincoln, and Samuel Schyle 1961. (Primarily Malcolm X's debate on behalf of the nation of islam, with Baldwin giving occassional inputs.)

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apart from themes obvious in the book's descriptions, a general heads up for themes of incest and sexual assault throughout his works.

#james baldwin #motivated by i think people here think it's harder to find resources and read than it actually is. so much stuff online!#motivation nr 2 wtf

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orpheuslament · 1 year

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If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin

#im going to cry fr #if beale street could talk #james baldwin #words #(i carry it in my heart)#dante.jpg #nr

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sentient-forest · 1 year

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#cecilsweep and Welcome to Night Vale trending #1 in 2023

#welcome to night vale #wtnv #ive said it before but people not knowing wtnv makes me feel old #i remember the days before cecil had a canonical last name #so tumblr just gave him the jonathan sims treatment #aka called him cecil baldwin (the voice actor's name)#wtnv will always have a special place in my heart as my first fiction podcast #cecil palmer #cecilsweep #oh to be young and queer and stumble upon a funky little gay podcast about a horiffic and absurd little town #yes i am just reusing my tags from my last post #added a description #glad yall are enjoying my shitty meme #i made it while half-awake and unable to sleep because my tummy hurt :(#follow me for more shitty podcast memes #im currently going feral for malevolent #important note: girlies is gender neutral #tumblr sexyman poll

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girlfictions · 1 year

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James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room / Bill Hader, on IT: Chapter Two

#two quotes that will srsly haunt me till the day i die #on childhood #quotes #words #typography #james baldwin #bill hader #giovanni's room

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aguacerotropical · 1 month

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Quote from James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room

#vnc #vanitas no carte #the case study of vanitas #vanoe #vnc vanitas #les memoires de vanitas #noe archiviste #baby im back with the sad quotes and vnc #I like that this book is also set in Paris #James baldwin

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cryptiduni · 4 months

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#i am ignoring the canon heights #darkest dungeon #dd fanart #darkest dungeon fanart #reymas #dd #jester #sarmenti #leper #baldwin #crusader #reynauld #highwayman #dismas

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odinsblog · 3 months

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“Love has never been a popular movement. And no one's ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people.”

—James Baldwin, on life, love, despair and choosing who you want to be

#james baldwin #black history #love #life #advice #choice #self agency #choices #decisions #black culture #tell me how long the trains been gone #the sprawling just above my head #i am not your negro #i heard it through the grapevine #the price of the ticket #james baldwin abroad #from another place

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ladespeinada · 10 months

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The Bear, S2E9, Omelette // If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin

#the bear fx #sydcarmy #i know this has probably been done before but i needed to get it out of my head!!!#i have the 'if beale street could talk' score on vinyl and i put it on earlier today and ughhhhhh it is so beautiful #and baldwin is such a tremendous fucking writer no one writes about love like he does #if beale street could talk #sydney adamu #carmy berzatto #*edit

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illustratus · 2 years

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The Battle of Adrianople (1205)

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overwatch · 1 year

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UNCLE IROH SMOKES THAT GOOD LEAF

#atla #greg baldwin #absolute legend #wish i could smoke one while talking shit of joanne k rowling #txt

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d4ggerfish · 4 months

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old baldwin sketch

#darkest dungeon #dd2 #dd leper #leper #dd baldwin #this one's from a few years ago but i still like it #d4ggerfishdraws #darkest dungeon 2

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literatureaesthetic · 2 months

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mini haul ✨️ love when book covers conveniently end up matching. i've been wanting to read 'de profundis' for literal years, i've just never encountered this specific edition in a store before (i'm vain, and i need the pretty edition of a book always)

also, for music lovers, i got my hands on the new chelsea wolfe album!! obsessed doesn't cover it.

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variksel · 1 year

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in all honesty i had a great time with the reigensweep on twitter back in the day, hes my babygirl, of course i voted for him. BUT. there is no goddamn way on gods green earth im going to let that millenial twink win over my og 2010s canonically gay eye man. cecil has always walked along the beach with me and when ive looked down and only seen one set of footprints in the roughest parts of my life its because he has carried me through. i will not abandon him now, in his most dire need

#CECILSWEEP FOR THE WIN BABEY #look reigen i love you but you do Not need the ego boost #this website was built on the backs of characters like cecil baldwin #i will not let us get sidetracked by the first blond bitch that saunters down the sidewalk #we have to stay loyal man #thats what sexymen are all about !#(no theyre not)#cecil baldwin #tumblr sexyman #sexyman contest #sexyman poll #reigen arataka #mob psycho 100 #mp100 #welcome to nightvale #wtnv #cecilsweep

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smolestboop · 1 month

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"A rare gift, to have loved one such as you." "A silly thing, infatuation. Yet here I am."

#dawg this video game about dungeons and dying a lot is doing things to me #im ngl i got emotional while drawing them #this is normal behaviour to a video game #darkest dungeon #darkest dungeon 2 #dd jester #dd leper #dd baldwin #dd sarmenti #my art

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bulkhummus · 1 year

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it never occurred to me that there would be confusion again..

Cecil Palmer < fictional radio host from WTNV

Cecil Baldwin < voice actor

yes they share a first name and are both gay. both have had an impact on podcast and queer culture. but Cecil PALMER is the fictional character. I saw that people were confused which is totally understandable! I still see wtnv posts using Baldwin's name when they're talking about the fictional character Cecil Palmer. incredibly funny that jonny sims didn't learn from his ancestors not to name characters after himself but that's another post

#Cecil Baldwin complained that there were no roles for gay men and finknor said let's make a show about a gay man played by a gay man #edit: i meant ‘said’ as in like.. ‘bulk said gay rights!’ if that makes sense #id imagine the first name being kept was a part of that choice for a reason <purely hypothesizing on my part and no factual basis #wtnv #welcome to night vale

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