The most powerful point he made, one that still resonates, was his empathy toward White racists in America, particularly in the Deep South. Baldwin is absolutely mesmerizing throughout his 20-minute argument. The entire debate is on YouTube, and it is fascinating viewing. The motion, or subject, of the debate was, “Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro?” Buckley at Cambridge University in England.
“I Am Not Your Negro” includes excerpts of a 1965 debate Baldwin had with conservative icon William F. As an outspoken gay Black man, he was attacked from every corner, including by fellow Black civil rights activists. Glaude’s “Begin Again.”īaldwin, who died in 1987, was a brilliant writer and champion of civil rights and a lightning rod for criticism. The novelist, poet, essayist and activist has been in vogue recently, thanks in part to the 2020 re-release of the documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” and scholarly books such as Eddie S.
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