James Baldwin and Britain

Notice announcing JB’s decision to cancel his visit to Edinburgh following Malcolm X's assassination

Source: London Evening Standard

February 22, 1965 (page 14 of 32).

‘Malcolm X — “Negroes Plan Revenge”’, Evening Standard Reporter

Report on the assassination of Malcolm X in Harlem. Notice at the end article announcing JB’s decision to cancel his visit to Edinburgh which also includes a quote from a representative of JB’s publishers: “He is very distressed at what has happened”.