The Evidence of Things Not Seen

by James Baldwin

Book Overview

Over twenty-two months in 1979 and 1981 nearly two dozen children were unspeakably murdered in Atlanta despite national attention and outcry; they were all Black. James Baldwin investigated these murders, the Black administration in Atlanta, and Wayne Williams, the Black man tried for the crimes. Because there was only evidence to convict Williams for the murders of two men, the children's cases were closed, offering no justice to the families...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250844894
• ISBN13: 9781250844897
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

The Evidence of Things Not Seen

Searing, insighful essays written by a genius mind with a writing style so filled with grace that it evokes tears. Recognition fills every page. These essays should be required reading in every American school. Anyone interested in what a writer is, should be, can be, should experience this Baldwin.