Baldwin's novels—"If Beale Street Could Talk," "Go Tell It On the Mountain," "Giovanni's Room," and more—have defined modern American literature and Black history alike. Books change lives.

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My late father, Daniel Hill – an African-American ... to ban books that explore anti-Black racism. It denies our children access to a wide range of challenging (and thrilling!) literature ...

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A voracious reader, the president liked poetry, Civil War history and Southern fiction. He also sent Erica Jong a fan letter.