James Baldwin: Writer, Teacher, Preacher
Clip: 8/22/2013 | 54s
Words were Baldwin's greatest gift to America and to people of all races.
Words -- both written and spoken -- were James Baldwin's greatest gift to America and to people of all races all over the world. He knew how to electrify readers, his insights about what it meant to be black in America were both intimate and accessible. He preached brotherhood, not violence, with searing honesty; his truth was laced with pain and anger. But he never lost hope.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
James Baldwin: Writer, Teacher, Preacher
Clip: 8/22/2013 | 54s
Words -- both written and spoken -- were James Baldwin's greatest gift to America and to people of all races all over the world. He knew how to electrify readers, his insights about what it meant to be black in America were both intimate and accessible. He preached brotherhood, not violence, with searing honesty; his truth was laced with pain and anger. But he never lost hope.
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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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An encore of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (original broadcast August 14, 1989) (1m 57s)
James Baldwin: Civil Rights Highlights
Features highlights of Baldwin's deep involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. (3m 23s)
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...