An essay by this author recounts his meeting with Elijah Muhammad, and analyzes the growing appeal of the Nation of Islam.
In an allusion to the Book of Isaiah, this author described a "cup of trembling" that glowed and shook as the title character plays the piano at the end of a short story. An unfinished memoir by this author inspired a 2016 documentary by Raoul Peck. An essay by this author recounts his meeting with Elijah Muhammad, and analyzes the growing appeal of the Nation of Islam. The documentary I Am Not Your Negro focuses on this author of "Sonny's Blues," who wrote a book containing the essays "Down at the Cross" and "My Dungeon Shook," as well as a novel set on the fourteenth birthday of John Grimes. For 10 points, name this African-American author of The Fire Next Time and the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain.
In an allusion to the Book of Isaiah, this author described a "cup of trembling" that glowed and shook as the title character plays the piano at the end of a short story.
James Baldwin