James Baldwin Jr.

Community Resident · Schomburg Center · English

A lifelong Harlem resident and retired postal worker, James documents the oral histories of longtime community members before gentrification erases their stories.

Stories by James Baldwin Jr.

Housing & Tenants Rights

Before They Tore It Down: Oral Histories from the Lenox Terrace Generation

Feb 25, 2026 · Schomburg Center

James Baldwin Jr. has lived in Lenox Terrace since 1971. He remembers when the complex was the address in Harlem — home to Congressman Charlie …

Story Circles Facilitated

Mar 12, 2026

Remembering Harlem: An Oral History Circle

Schomburg Center · English