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Biography of James Arthur Baldwin Biography of James Arthur Baldwin • Name: James Arthur Baldwin. • Born: 2 August 1924, New York City, United States. • husband : . • Mother: Emma Birdis Jones. • wife husband : . Early life of James Arthur Baldwin:         James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924. His mother, Emma Birdis Jones, left his biological father due to his drug abuse. She moved to Harlem, New York, where Baldwin was born in a Harlem hospital. In New York, his mother married David Baldwin, a preacher, with whom he had eight children, born between 1927 and 1943; Her husband also had a son from a previous marriage who was nine years older than James. The family was poor and Baldwin's stepfather was harder on him than the rest of the children.         His unusual intelligence, combined with harassment by his stepfather, led Baldwin to spend most of his time alone in libraries. By the time Baldwin had reach...