Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Money and sex Sex Poverty

Author

James Baldwin

Source

The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy Esquire

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Baldwin, James. "The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy." Esquire, 1 May 1961.

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Source
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Time
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Citation

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Rock music
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Topic
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Author

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Source
Oliver Twist
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. Penguin, 2003, ch. 2.