Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Smithsonian Enterprises. All the grief, grit, and unassailable dignity of the civil rights movement are evoked in this Art Edition of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, published in letterpress alongside photographs by Steve Schapiro, and the signed print March for Freedom, Selma to Montgomery, 1965, an iconic image from the landmark march. Congressman John Lewis is expected to join the discussion near the program’s end. Shown here is the first British edition, published by Penguin in 1964. The work explores religion and racial injustice in mid-century America. “So eloquent in its passion and so scorching in its candor that it is bound to unsettle any reader.” - The Atlantic Monthly NMAAHC and TASCHEN welcome acclaimed photographer Steve Schapiro in conversation with Marcia Davis, Articles Editor, at The Washington Post Magazine to celebrate the release of a new photographic edition of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. Baldwin's 1963 indictment of racial and social injustice is presented in an exquisitely bound format that pairs the author's searing insights with approximately 100 photographs civil rights icons,including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and scenes of the March on Washington taken by Steve Schapiro, during his travels with Baldwin for Life Magazine 50 years ago. James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, with photographs by Steve Schapiro, is out now (Taschen, 40). The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin was first published in 1963 amid the emerging civil rights movement. Photographs by Steve Schapiro 1 / 33 Sold Out XL James Baldwin. Venue: African American History and Culture Museum Event Location: Oprah Winfrey Theater Cost: Free admission Reservations registration available Friday, May 26 via NMAAHC.SI.EDU Get Tickets: … Related Exhibition: The Era of Jim Crow.
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