Background Knowledge o The eldest of nine children his stepfather was a minister o At age 14, Baldwin became a preacher at the small fireside pentecostal Church in harlem o After he graduated from high school, he moved to greenwich villageBackground Knowledge ⚫ The eldest of nine children, his stepfather was a minister. ⚫ At age 14 , Baldwin became a preacher at the small Fireside Pentecostal Church in Harlem. ⚫ After he graduated from high school, he moved to Greenwich Village