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
