"[T]he nation has spent a large part of its time and energy looking away from one of the principal facts of its life," Baldwin wrote.
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What is that principal fact, according to Baldwin? The "evasion of the Negro's humanity," he wrote in 1959.pic.twitter.com/fKP2fDjFD1
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"Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began." - Baldwin, 1959
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James Baldwin (also in 1959) had this to say, relatedly, about the American writer's role in this country — "no easy matter":pic.twitter.com/XKnDBOeuv3
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These, and many more incredible essays, are collected in NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME, a Vintage International collection. Read it all.
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Joseph Stiglitz, What Growing Up in Gary Indiana Taught Me.
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James Baldwin really knew his shit. Exceptional human.
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My favorite author

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Brilliant
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Potent. Good share.
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