society and challenged readers to confront and resolve these differences.

Born in Harlem, New York in 1924, Baldwin had a relatively unhappy childhood. He grew up under harsh and struggling conditions in a very poor part of town. James grew up as the first of nine children. He learned he was not only poor and black but the ugliest child his stepfather had ever seen, with a weak body and pop eyes. Because of his looks he was given the nickname frogeyes. To make it even worse, Baldwin was also left handed!

Knowing he was ugly, Baldwin grew up very defensive about his appearance. He was always around drunks as well as many other groups with different ethnic backgrounds such as Finns, Jews, Poles, and West Indians.

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