While many people in the United States frowned upon both homosexuality and interracial dating, Baldwin found social freedom and privacy while in Europe. ... In 1953 he finished the partially autobiographical account of his youth, Go Tell It on the Mountain. ... The play was a racial wake-up call to all of the races and cultures in the United States, which might find racism or ethnocentrism as a social "security blanket". ... (Both of these recent events have increased African-American political awareness and unity.) ...

• Word Count: 1677
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School