Notes of a Native Son

Notes of a Native Son

By
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
1955 • 209 pages

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37 books

Essay

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Penguin Modern Classics

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Must Read

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Classics

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Non Fiction

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Race

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College Reading

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Notes of a Native Son
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Non Fiction

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Anthology

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Race Power Privilege

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Essay Memoir

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Books For Me

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Social Justice

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Owned

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nonfiction

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Creative Nonfiction

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Memoir

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Race

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