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James Baldwin on Racism and American Character - Dec. 10, 1986

By James Baldwin — 2020

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Novelist James Baldwin in a Dec. 10, 1986 National Press Club talk. In this clip he argues that simplicity and immaturity are considered virtues in America.

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