On February 18th, 1965 James Baldwin debated against William Buckley in a historical debate at the Cambridge Union on the motion "Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro."

James Baldwin often journeyed to Turkey to escape the pressures of 1960's America, where his status as both black and gay, in combination with his rising celebrity during that time, heaped pressure on the young writer. Sedat Pakay's Bearing Witness from Another Place contains photographs and essays by noted scholars and writers who use Baldwin's time in Turkey to try to understand the author as a person.

The Amen Corner (1954; Dial Press)

Another Country (1962; Dial Press)

If Beale Street Could Talk (1974; Dial Press)

Blues for Mister Charlie (1964; Dell Publishing)

The Devil Finds Work (1976; Dial Press)