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Notes of a Native Son is an essential collection of essays by James Baldwin, offering a powerful and prophetic view of black life in America during the Civil Rights movement.

With keen insight, Baldwin examines the complex condition of being black in America, probing topics such as the protest novel, African Americans abroad, and the paternalism of white progressives.

His criticism is pointed and unabashed, addressing issues with a mixture of outrage and understanding that helped awaken a white audience to the injustices under their noses.

This book serves as a valuable introduction to Baldwin's work and a testament to his status as one of the leading interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United States in the twentieth century.