In this episode,  Aldo and Dr. Roberts discuss the poem "The Dream."  Aldo suggests that the poem may not be about a person.  The duo discuss the impact that Clinton High School may have had on Baldwin and the impact that it may have had on "The Magpie."  Dr. Roberts brings up the notion of "spaciality and literary production" as it pertains to the creation of the contents of "The Magpie."

The Furious Passage of James Baldwin by Fern M. Eckman
The Castle on the Parkway: The Story of New York City's Dewitt Clinton High School and its Extraordinary Influence on American Life by G. Pelisson and J. Garvey
Clinton High School
Jerome Park Reservoir
A Dream - Debarge
WBLS
Mosholu Parkway

Further Reading:
James Baldwin
James Baldwin: A Biography  by David Leeming
Talking At The Gates: by James Campbell
Begin Again by Eddie Glaude, Jr.
Baldwin's Harlem by Herb Boyd
James Baldwin: Artist on Fire by W.J. Weatherby
James Baldwin: Living in Fire by Bill V. Mullen

Finding James Baldwin on Instagram
Finding James Baldwin Youtube

Learn more about Dr. Frank Leon Roberts at Amherst.edu

More podcasts by Aldo B. Martin:
The Reclamation
The Fatherhood Project
YALD. The Podcast
Jammin' on the One
So...Tell Me About Your Podcast

Finding James Baldwin: The Magpie Years Podcast is
Researched by Dr. Frank Leon Roberts and Aldo B. Martin
Performed by Elena from 3B and Tina E.
Edited by Aldo B. Martin
Produced by Aldo B. Martin