JAMES BALDWIN ON FLEEING ‘SOCIAL TERROR’ IN U.S.
James Baldwin (1924-87) used his essays and speeches to challenge systemic racism and injustice in the United States.
In this clip from a 1969 debate with philosopher Paul Weiss (1901-2002) on ‘The Dick Cavett Show,’ Baldwin explained how it... See more
communalpressinstagram.comI am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am, also, much more than that. So are we all. The conundrum of color is the inheritance of every American, be he/she legally or actually Black or White. It is a fearful inheritance, for which untold multitudes, long ago, sold their birthright. Multitudes are doing so, until
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