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Go Tell It on the Mountain

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James Baldwin Biography

Early Years and Education
Early Career and Writing
Major Literary Works
Later Years
Awards

About Go Tell It on the Mountain

Introduction
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Summary and Analysis by Part

Part 1: The Seventh Day
Part 2: The Prayers of the Saints — One: Florence's Prayer
Part 2: The Prayers of the Saints — Two: Gabriel's Prayer
Part 2: The Prayers of the Saints — Three: Elizabeth's Prayer
Part 3: The Threshing Floor

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Character Analysis

John
Gabriel
Elizabeth
Florence
Ester
Royal
Richard

Critical Essays

Racism in Go Tell It on the Mountain
The Importance of the Church in Go Tell It on the Mountain
Homosexuality as a Subtext in Go Tell It on the Mountain

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Jeremiah a biblical prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.

judgment trumpet one of seven trumpets that will herald the apocalypse.

Lord's Anointed a person chosen and blessed by God.

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