Glaude frames Baldwin’s legacy as a guide for the present after times.

Evidence

In the end, I could not have written this book without the extraordinary and brilliant work of so many people who have dedicated their lives to understanding the complex and beautiful vision of James Baldwin. My task has been to channel that labor, to let it all be my guide as I reached for Jimmy’s delicate hands to help us in these after times. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Begin Again, 635

Categorization

• DEFINE: First occurrence in the book of ‘after times’ — the reader’s core term — set up as a period needing guidance from Baldwin.