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Also Known As	James Arthur Baldwin
Born	August 2, 1924 • New York City • New York
Died	December 1, 1987 (aged 63) • France
Notable Works	“Another Country” • “Blues for Mister Charlie” • “Giovanni’s Room” • “Go Tell It on the Mountain” • “Going to Meet the Man” • “If Beale Street Could Talk” • “Just Above My Head” • “Nobody Knows My Name” • “Notes of a Native Son” • “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone” • “The Fire Next Time” • “The Price of the Ticket”
Role In	American civil rights movement

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