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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