An Interview With Baldwin's Editor

Kenan, Randall. "James Baldwin, 'Lifting the Veil.'" Interview by Linda Wertheimer and Steve 

     Inskeep. American Lives. National Public Radio. 19 Aug. 2010. National Public Radio. Web. 
     16 Dec. 2012. 

This interview with one of Baldwin’s editors, Randall Kenan, gives an idea of what life was like for 

Baldwin being Black and gay, and how this affected his activist life, his writing, and the public perception 

of him. It discusses Baldwin’s bravery in writing seriously about homosexuality, and managing to separate

 that from Blackness. Kenan feels like a reliable source, considering his proximity to Baldwin, and the 

entire interview makes Baldwin more accessible, and more real.