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“Painting was [Beauford’s] defense against the voices in his head, an escape and a transformation of the social and psychological forces that dogged him, through light and shape and texture. But Baldwin, by contrast, as a budding writer, needed to confront and question these forces. There would be no escape, only attempts at interrogation, illumination, and even reconciliation.”

“…yet again a teacher had recognized his talent and stepped in to help guide him at a crucial juncture.”

“Before long, he became ‘Brother Baldwin,’ a revered child preacher at a number of Black Pentecostal churches in the neighborhood.”

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