Page, Clarence. “James Baldwin: Bearing Witness To The Truth.” 

Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec 1987. Web. 9 Dec 

2013.

Page chronicles the life of James Baldwin shortly after his death in 1987.  He first comments on the late author’s giant eyes. Page compares them to those of an “inquisitive child” who is trying to makes sense of the world, just like his writing.  He moves on to mention Baldwin’s time spent living in Paris due to his inability to endure the racial terrorism of the 1940s in the United States.  Later in his life, Baldwin moved between the States and France.  Page mentions some of the criticism Baldwin received from whites and blacks since he both refused to stop articulating black Americans’ struggle and refused to accept “militant nationalism.”  He concludes by saying that Baldwin cannot simply be remembered as a great black or gay writer, but he must be celebrated for eloquently exposing the “unfairness by which people debase others.”