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Film

Baldwin's Nigger (1968)

​​​​​​Wednesday, October 24, NMAAHC
Runtime: 46 min

In this riveting time-capsule documentary, James Baldwin—on the top of his persuasive rhetorical game—and comedian-activist Dick Gregory speak to a group of radical West Indian students in London about everything from the state of the civil rights movement to the perils of false consciousness.

Part of “Radicalism Revisited: Selections from ‘Say It Loud’” Program by Ashley Clark. Read Clark's essay about the program.

 

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