URF_140 THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN _ JAMES BALDWIN
The Evidence of Things Not Seen is a book-length essay by James Baldwin, published in 1985 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. The book covers the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981, often called the Atlanta child murders, and examines race relations and other social and cultural issues in Atlanta.[1][2] Baldwin had ventured to Atlanta as a literary reporter on assignment for Playboy magazine, which had previously published many prominent black writers, such as Alex Haley and James Farmer. Walter Lowe, the magazine's first black editor, had proposed this assignment to Baldwin.[3] The book's title draws from Hebrews 11:1.
Background
Baldwin's past writing had established him a prominent social critic and public intellectual. While researching the Atlanta child murders, he encountered Camille Bell, the mother of a 9-year-old, named Yusef, killed in this period.[2] Camille Bell created a Committee to Stop Children's Murders, which advocated for the affected families.[4] According to Derrick Bell, who wrote the foreword in the book's 1995 edition, the earlier outcry had revealed the need for Baldwin to write an essay that "eschews a search for clues and, instead, undertakes an exploration for truths."[3]
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