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God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, the fire next time. The first essay, written in the form of a letter to Baldwin's 14-year-old nephew, discusses the central role of race in American history.
The line goes, “God gave Noah the rainbow sign / No more water, the fire next time.” The “first time” humanity failed, God flooded the earth and instructed Noah to build an ark....
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin “God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next time!” My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation Quotes “Well, he is dead, he never saw you, and he had a terrible life; he was defeated long before he
The specific lyric, “God gave Noah the rainbow sign, / No more water, the fire next time!” deals with both Genesis and a moment in The New Testament.
"God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next time!" This is the text of the message of Mr. Baldwin's two essays. One is a short "Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth...
If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, re-created from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us: God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next...
"The Fire Next Time" comes from an African American spiritual called "Mary, Don't You Weep:" God gave Noah the rainbow sign, / No more water, the fire next time. As he ends the second essay, Baldwin quotes the song to warn readers in very strong terms that if race relations don't improve, their world will be (metaphorically) set ablaze.
