00:00 - 04:00
4m
A short biography of James Baldwin, an influential author, essayist, and playwright known for his insights into Civil Rights, the Black experience in the US, and American society at large. He spent many years abroad, reflecting on the experience of acceptance, or lack thereof, in the US and politics and culture.
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