Going to Meet the Man

Going to Meet the Man
First edition cover
Author(s)	James Baldwin
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Short stories
Publisher	Dial Press
Publication date	1965

Going to Meet the Man, published in 1965, is a short-story collection by American writer James Baldwin. The book is dedicated "for Beauford Delaney." It covers many topics related to anti-Black racism in American society, as well as the creative process, jazz, drug addiction, family relationships, African-American-Jewish relations, lynching, sexuality, criminal justice, white supremacy, and childhood.

The eight stories collected in the book are:

• "The Rockpile"
• "The Outing"
• "The Man Child"
• "Previous Condition"
• "Sonny's Blues"
• "This Morning, This Evening, So Soon"
• "Come Out the Wilderness"
• "Going to Meet the Man"