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Buckley in february 1965.

Debate james baldwin buckley. Jenkins getty images and evening standard getty images. Khalil muhammad and david frum are reimagining that debate for the 2020 march on washington film festival. Buckley jr and the debate over race in america. Buckley at the cambridge union society cambridge university.

Recorded by the bbc the debate was edited down into an hour including all of baldwin s speech but trimming buckley s and broadcast. At the university of cambridge. In 1965 james baldwin debated william f. The legendary debate that laid down us political lines on race justice and history.

Reimagining the james baldwin and william f. The debate is the subject of a new book by political scientist nicholas buccola the fire is upon us. Historic debate between james baldwin v. James baldwin delivers earth shattering speech at cambridge university during a debate with william f.

The topic of the debate was the american dream is at the expense of the american negro at the time james baldwin was well established as a prominent writer and civil rights figure having published notes from a native son ten years. At cambridge university on the question. Republished with the permission of the cambridge union https www cus. Is the american dream at the expense of the america.

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