The Evidence of Things Not Seen
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The Evidence of Things Not Seen is a 1985 nonfiction book by James Baldwin
about the Wayne Williams
Atlanta child murders
of 1979-1981. The title is a reference to the definition of faith
from the Biblical Letter to the Hebrews 11:1.
James Baldwin (writer)
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.Baldwin's essays, for instance "Notes of a Native Son" , explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th century America,...
about the Wayne Williams
Wayne Williams
Wayne Bertram Williams is an American serial killer who committed most of the Atlanta Child Murders that occurred in 1979 through 1981. In January 1982, Williams was found guilty of the murder of two adult men...
Atlanta child murders
Atlanta child murders
The Atlanta Child Murders, known locally as the "missing and murdered children case", were a series of murders committed in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from the summer of 1979 until the spring of 1981. Over the two-year period, a minimum of twenty-eight African-American children, adolescents...
of 1979-1981. The title is a reference to the definition of faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
from the Biblical Letter to the Hebrews 11:1.
External links
- John Flemming, "Review of James Baldwin, The Evidence of Things Not Seen ", New York Times, 24 Nov 1985.