18+: James Baldwin was Black, gay and American — three ident…

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Did you know? James Baldwin was Black, gay and American — three identities that made living in the 1950s-60s feel impossible. He moved to France and wrote his masterpiece "Giovanni's Room" (1956) there, a love story between two men. It was kept out of the US for years.

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James Baldwin was Black, gay and American — three identities that made living in the 1950s-60s feel impossible. He moved to France and wrote his masterpiece "Giovanni's Room" (1956) there, a love story between two men. It was kept out of the US for years.

James Baldwin was zwart, homoseksueel en Amerikaan — drie identiteiten waarmee leven in de jaren 1950-60 onmogelijk leek. Hij verhuisde naar Frankrijk en schreef daar zijn meesterwerk "Giovanni's Room" (1956), een liefdesverhaal tussen twee mannen. Het werd in de VS lang weggehouden.

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