Go Tell It on the Mountain – James Baldwin

Before-You-Read Resources:

• Chronology from Bloom's Modern Critical Views Updated Edition: James Baldwin

• Biography and additional resources from PBS's American Masters

• Introduction, synopsis, and characters from Cliff's Notes **Spoilers!**

• "James Baldwin’s Hypothetical Country" by Edwidge Danticat for The New Yorker

Resources:

• "On James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain" by Scott Cheshire for PEN America

• "James Baldwin Reflects on 'Go Tell It' PBS Film" by Leslie Bennetts for The New York Times

• "What the Church Meant for James Baldwin" by Ayana Mathis for The New York Times

• "Letter from a Region in My Mind" by James Baldwin for The New Yorker

• PODCAST: "Episode 071: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin" from Overdue

• PODCAST: "Episode 41: James Baldwin is bringing the fire with Dr. Cornel West" from Sacred and Profane Love

• PODCAST: "Episode 4: James Baldwin" from American Writers Museum

• VIDEO: "T Book Club: A Discussion on James Baldwin's 'Go Tell It on the Mountain'" from New York Times Events via YouTube

• FILM: Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984, Directed by Stan Lathan) via Tubi

Critical Articles:

• "The Everlasting Father: Mythic Quest and Rebellion in Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain" - Michael F. Lynch

• "The Ironic View in Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain" - Shirley S. Allen

• "The Other Proclamation in James Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain" - Angelo R. Robinson

• "The Question of Moral Energy in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain" - Wallace Graves

• "James Baldwin and The Sound of Soul" - Emily J Lordi

• "James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain: Voices of a People" - Richard A Courage

• "Out of and Back to Africa: James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain" - Miriam Sivan