- Cover
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface: James Baldwin - A Revolutionary For Our Time
- 1. Baptism by Fire: Childhood and Youth, 1924-42
- 2. Dissidence, Disillusionment, Resistance: 1942-48
- 3. Political Exile and Survival: 1948-57
- 4. Paying His Dues: 1957-63
- 5. Baldwin and Black Power, 1963-68
- 6. Morbid Symptoms and Optimism of the Will: 1968-79
- 7. Final Acts
- Postscript: Baldwin's Queer Legacies
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Index