James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts: Volume 1: "Harlem's Son" (1924-1948)

Before he became America's conscience, he was Harlem's son.

How does a boy born into poverty in 1924 Harlem-raised under the tyranny of a bitter stepfather, haunted by desires he dare not name-transform himself into one of the twentieth century's most fearless voices?

James Baldwin: A Life in Four Acts, Volume 1 takes you into the crucible years that forged a prophet. From the Pentecostal pulpit where fourteen-year-old "Little Jimmy" preached fire and brimstone, to the Greenwich Village stree...