vanden Heuvel, Katrina. “This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James

Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and 

Style.” The Nation. The Nation, 10 Aug 2013. Web. 9 Dec 

2013.

This articles celebrates Baldwin’s life and literary career and analyzes his contributions to The Nation and racial politics in the United States.  Heuvel mentions that Baldwin developed his critique on the dominant “Marxist analysis” of racial issues throughout his literary career.  She goes on to point out that Baldwin was ahead of his time concerning his opinions on racism. In her conclusion, Heuvel discusses critics to Baldwin’s writing, stating his essays were regarded more highly than his fiction in The Nation.