“The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects...” — James Baldwin Quote

“The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land.”

“Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black.”

“I want to be an honest man and a good writer.”

“What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.”

“Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.”

“I always knew I would adopt. Always.”