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Nurse on Baldwin's published works and essays

New York City Council · Aug 13, 2026 · starts 0:01:04 · 12 sec

Chair Nurse describes Baldwin's early publishing career, including his famous works Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, and The Fire Next Time, written as the civil rights movement was taking shape.

Sandy Nurse

By his early 20s, Baldwin was publishing book reviews and essays, including his famous Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, and The Fire Next Time.