I wish more Americans, yes, more white Americans in particular, would watch all of this debate between writer James Baldwin and Right Wing conservative William F. Buckley. I wish they'd see and understand it. All of it.
It took place in 1965 at Cambridge University and still very much resonates today.
I just coincidentally, fortunately ran across this video yesterday. It's a talk by and from James Baldwin, American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. in 1968 concerning the race riots of that day. Still so very poignant--and necessary--today, of course, sadly, even maddeningly.
I wasn't aware of this debate or film clip until last evening. I didn't know James Baldwin debated the very Right Wing, Conservative William F. Buckley at all, on any subject, let alone this one. And the topic was "Is the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro?"
My response is that not only is and has the American Dream been at the expense of the American "Negro", the African-Americans, the Blacks, but it has been built on their backs, figuratively and literally.
Historic debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. at Cambridge University.
Far too few Americans have seen this video or know of this debate. Far too will, I feel sure, sadly and unfortunately.
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