Going to Meet the Man

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Going to Meet the Man is a 1965 short story collection by James Baldwin that explores themes of race, violence, sexuality, and power in mid-20th-century America.

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instanceOf book
short story collection
addresses systemic racism in the United States
author James Baldwin
containsWork Come Out the Wilderness
Going to Meet the Man (short story)
Previous Condition
Sonny's Blues
The Man Child
The Outing
The Rockpile
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon
countryOfOrigin United States
exploresTheme American South
identity
oppression
power
race
racial violence
racism
sexuality
firstEditionFormat print
genre African-American literature
literary fiction
short stories
hasAuthor James Baldwin
hasCriticalReception acclaimed
hasSubject African-American experience
family relationships
jazz
memory
music
racial injustice
religion
sexual violence
trauma
violence
language English
literaryMovement Civil Rights era literature
notableStory Going to Meet the Man (short story)
Sonny's Blues
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon
originalLanguage English
placeInAuthorOeuvre later short fiction collection by James Baldwin
publicationYear 1965
publisher Dial Press
setInPeriod mid-20th-century America
titleStory Going to Meet the Man (short story)
writtenBy James Baldwin

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James Baldwin notableWork Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man containsWork Going to Meet the Man (short story)
linked to: Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man titleStory Going to Meet the Man (short story)
linked to: Going to Meet the Man
Going to Meet the Man notableStory Going to Meet the Man (short story)
linked to: Going to Meet the Man
The Outing includedInCollection Going to Meet the Man
Sonny's Blues includedIn Going to Meet the Man