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The Cross of Redemption by James Baldwin

August 20, 2010
Lynell George
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings BY James Baldwin. edited by Randall Kenan. Pantheon. Hardcover, 336 pages. $26.
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The cover of The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings

People frequently asked James Baldwin: "Was being born black, gay, and poor a 'burden'?" "No," he's respond. "I thought I'd hit the jackpot."