James Baldwin
publication date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)
category: 
Literature
clue: He may have lived and died in France, but he was a native son of Harlem and wrote about Memphis's most famous street.
explanation: Baldwin's books include Notes of a Native Son and If Beale Street Could Talk. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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