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A press release from Howard University dated 6 May 1955, announcing the upcoming premiere performance of "The Amen Corner" by African-American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist James Baldwin (1924-1987). The play was performed at the Little Theatre in Spaulding Hall, on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. This press release contains a handwritten note by Baldwin on the back referencing the legacy of "my father."