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James Baldwin's Shadow (Throwback)
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James Baldwin poses while at home in Saint Paul de Vence, South of France during September of 1985.
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James Baldwin sprawls across his bed in his New York apartment to jot some notes down.
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James Baldwin smiles while addressing the crowd from the speaker's platform, after participating in the march from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights, March 1965.
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James Baldwin believed that America has been lying to itself since its founding. An insightful commentator on Black identity, American democracy, and racism, he saw something deep and ugly and stubborn in American culture, and never hesitated to call it by its name — to bear witness, regardless of what it cost him. As the United States continues to reckon with all aspects of its history, writer and professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. guides us through the meaning and purpose of James Baldwin's work, and how his words can help us navigate our current moment.
If you would like to read more on the topic, here's a list:
- Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- James Baldwin by David A. Leeming
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