Going to meet the man published in 1965 is a collection of eight short stories by american writer james baldwinthe book dedicated for beauford delaney covers many topics related to anti black racism in american society as well as african american jewish relations childhood the creative process criminal justice drug addiction family relationships jazz lynching sexuality and . Going to meet the man is a short story by american author james baldwinit was published in 1965 in the short story collection of the same name plot summary jesse is a white deputy sheriff in a small southern town as the story opens he is lying in bed with his wife grace. Summary the final story going to meet the man is also the title story of baldwins collectionit is told from the extreme close third person perspective of a forty two year old police officer named jesse and begins with a scene where jesse lying in bed with his wife grace tries to describe the trouble he is having at work combating the resistance of the black community in their county