... another front. In 1968 unable to fight the discrimination aimed toward homosexuals and blacks, Baldwin moved to France. Many of these forms of oppression and discrimination are apparent in Baldwin's essays, novels and social criticism. However it is "Sonny's Blues," a short story found in Going to Meet the Man that lends the greatest insight into Baldwin's struggles. "Sonny ... experiences with discrimination; both due to race and sexual orientation. While he is critical of racism in America, comparing it to incest. He also envisions a future in which society can free itself of such evi...

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