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Giovanni’s Room 2/28/12 By James Baldwin James Baldwin ( 1924-1987) -Raised in NYC -Taught at Amherst Collage -Novelist and essayist -1948: Moved to Paris -Later returned to the US and supported the Civil Rights Movement -Preferred staying in Paris because he was treated more “human”

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Page 1: Giovanni’s Room

Giovanni’s Room 2/28/12

By James Baldwin

James Baldwin ( 1924-1987)

-Raised in NYC

-Taught at Amherst Collage

-Novelist and essayist

-1948: Moved to Paris

-Later returned to the US and supported the Civil Rights Movement

-Preferred staying in Paris because he was treated more “human”

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