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Baldwin Left America Case Study
Baldwin left America for several reasons. First, he did not think that he would be able to survive the racial struggles that were taking place in America. Secondly, he did not want to be known merely as a Negro or a Negro writer. Lastly, Baldwin wanted an opportunity to find out if if his specialness (I assume that this is his homosexuality) could connect him with others like him and not create a wedge between him and others.
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