It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story.
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"It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story." — James Baldwin
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It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story. — James Baldwin
About James Baldwin
James Baldwin was a Novelist from United States (1924–1987).
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This quote is attributed to James Baldwin, a Novelist from United States.
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James Baldwin lived from 1924 – 1987.