JAMES BALDWIN

Bernard Williams

An item at American Writers Museum

James Baldwin (1924-1987) was a powerful writer and speaker whose words both captured and influenced the long Civil Rights Movement. After moving to France to finish his novels, he found a sense of belonging there that he didn't feel in Harlem, New York.

Dark Testament

An exhibit at American Writers Museum

Immerse yourself in Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice and honor the significant contributions of Black writers to American literature and history. Explore and better understand racial injustice in America by examining the work of Black American writers from the end of the Civil War through the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring original artwork, augmented reality and other interactive elements that enliven and enrich the experience, Dark Testament brings the work of writers past and present to life in new and exciting ways.

American Writers Museum