All Art Is A Kind Of Confession. --- James Baldwin... # James Baldwin ( born: August 2, 1924 New York. ) He is an American writer and activist. As a writer, he garnered acclaim across various mediums, including essays, novels,plays,and poems. His first novel * Go Tell It On The Mountain*, was established in 1953. In addition to writing, Baldwin was also a well known, and controversial, public figure and orator, especially during the civil rights movement in United states.