I Am Not Your Negro | James Baldwin on the Dick Cavett Show | Netflix
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- A segment from James Baldwin's brilliant response to a philosophy professor on a 1968 episode of The Dick Cavett Show from Raoul Peck's must-see documentary I Am Not Your Negro.
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Why don't they have shows like this anymore? Where intelligent people are discussing serious things in a respectful and professional manner?
Because they don't want intelligent respectful individuals!
because internet made us dumber.
People are afraid of intelligence these days,everything has been dumded down for society.
It's the same reason Salad Restaurants don't stay in business very long.
It would represent our society. We are moving towards a world communist state. Only atheism and lack of facts are acceptible.
How did we go from this to Jimmy Fallon dancing with muppets?
@Steph G sounds like something my mom would say
@Steph G damn I just realised im 20 and still in college. Always assumed having kids is like something I'd do 10-15 years from now, time flies....
@Steph G It definitely made me dumb that's for sure!
@@gregh5061 how did you just realize you were 20 😐
devolution i suppose
Imagine being this eloquent and making up such a detailed and concise response on the fly.
But still saying the same thing. All white people are racist.
@@eduardopena5893 Imagine missing the point of his argument and making up such a crock of shit.
@@ProjectPaladin I nailed his point. You're just mad that I cut through it so simply.
@@eduardopena5893 Sure thing, buddy. A 200 IQ-take like that doesn't come along every day. Marvelous. Now go with God, but go.
@@ProjectPaladin Why? Is the truth this bothersome to you? Heaven forbid the truth come out and wreck your narrative.
"I cannot be a pessimist because I am alive" Brilliant! a true genius, my favorite speaker
I like how they let each other finish their statements and don't just cut in in the middle of each others sentences.
a talkshow with more formality than a certain presidential debate..
If you see the full clip, you'll notice how many times the professor, Paul Weiss, interrupted James Baldwin. It's infuriating to watch.
@@yleilaf.a7967 Yes, I unfortunately saw, but at the end it is better than most "disscussions" today.
@@dejojoks2645 Yes, I agree.
Lol common decency isn't so common
Holy mackerel, I wish I had that kind of verbal fluency when I was arguing.
The trick is to practice.
@@kapitankapital6580 I'm quite the obnoxious little bitch, so I get plenty of practice arguing, but I'll never be as good as this guy. He's a natural.
@@bigmarty11288 sure you can, good luck on your endeavor
Right!?
@@bigmarty11288 the trick is to think out what your going to say with your inner monologue. take a moment before speaking, only takes a moment after you practise to form an elegant speech.
half of the problem with today is too many people with a voice don't take the moment to form there arguments properly from raw emotion into something eloquent that's understandable and translatable across social boundaries.
as such the world is like two men arguing but ones speaking French and the other English, neither is likely to understand the others position, and there's always the danger there not even arguing about the same thing.
The greatest gift any man could have in this thing we call a life is the ability to articulate themselves; to turn outwards, in an attempt to educate others both in action and words, that which you see, experience and understand to be true. Baldwin has such a gift. A brilliant mind paired with such eloquent conviction. I long for this ability.
You already possess it. Use it.
@@CallsignEsquire You beat me to it. @Lubz M clearly already possesses. Somehow managed to capture Baldwin’s being in a few words on a TH-cam comment section. I’m sure there’s more where that came from
you have it; keep using it.
there is something very calming about putting things into clear phrases, maybe because it's making order of chaos
What a brilliant writting. I find joy in reading comments well expressed and written as yours in such a random way. This is such a gift.
James Baldwin could articulate ideas, no matter how abstract, and get people to understand. His words still hit the mark decades later.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
His "ideas" were only "abstract" to those who systematically had no concept nor frame of reference for them. Much like the white (Jewish) liberal he was talking to in this clip.
"you want me to make an act of faith... ...on some idealism you assure me exists in America, which I have never seen" - a powerful statement.
@Guy LeDouche U do watch news right? U sound like that white old man in the video. So out of touch with reality.
When u still see a white cop shooting up a black guy who did nothing at all, that is EVIDENCE that racism is still at a danger scale. That news isn't old, u can just google up that incident if u want to confirm the date.
It's not a scenario of "slavery" like back then, so there is a lot of progress. No one is denying that we made progress.
But if u want to deny the existence of racism which is still life threatening to a lot of people, meanwhile the news channel literally proves otherwise, you're only making a fool out of yourself.
Get down to Earth, get in touch with the current shit.
Glad the clip was edited this way. left off with the most important statement.
@Guy LeDouche 👏👏👏👏
@Guy LeDouche Both of you are living in a fantasy that is the reflection of your arbitrary political dispositions.
@Guy LeDouche dude i am not even american and not even black but world knows what went down with black hatred in USA how can someone forgets the bus wont move even if there is one black guy in the bus and restaurants specifically mentioning that they wont serve negros and this is just the tip of the ice berg
He said "You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my children, on some idealism which you assure me exists in America, which I have never seen"
The ones who do not acknowledge the truth in this statement are the very ones who perpetuate the stagnation of the idea of America and the intent is purposeful... you must first admit and acknowledge that one has cancer("pandemic") before you allow yourself to treat it.
@@4evr1iamhim so does that mean Thomas Sowell is perpetuating the stagnation of the idea of America and his intent is purposeful? Not all black people think the same like a monolith you know
No America ain't like it used to be. stop finding excuses to feel victimized and special.
@@pogo6543211111111 then I would suggest to you and Rob change the world
@@pogo6543211111111 as I take into consideration the year of the conversation yet and still here you are again mr. weiss
This was one HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 👌🏿 MAN that we don't talk about enough!!!! In this segment he said a mouthful!!!! Happy Heavenly birthday today SIR and thank GOD for your purpose 🙏🏿!!!!
I like how everyone is impressed by the civilised aspect of this discussion. Actually this is looking like a normal conversation. This is our time that is completely abnormal.
its totally normal to see this, but people do not realize that this kind of conversations happens in real life, with real people, and not in social media., where sensationalism matters more than the discussion itself
@@alejandrodanieldelfino4011 Exactly, this type of conversation still happens, it just happens outside the anonymous nature of the internet and the sensationalism of some media.
and this is the USA... country of the free... yeah...
times in the past may appear civilised on the outside but don't forget those were the times when sexism, racism were normalized. I don't consider that normal at all.
That's because the discourse occurred between two well-read, educated men. You'd be hard-pressed to find to find two well-read, educated men nowadays who will sit down and have these discussions.
"Do not raise your voice. Improve your argument." THIS is how intelligent men win debates.
Try to put yourself in his shoes. At that time, the US was like a horror film for black people. They were murdered and their killers were not punished. The judges were racist and black people were imprisoned for crimes they obviously did not commit. It is easy to say something like that if you have never seen the madness in the eyes of the people you are talking to, who also try to call these atrocities normal. This man fled to France so that he would not be murdered by the police, a boss or a country farmer. A person cannot stay calm with something like that. Talking to obviously crazy people is very exhausting and if you have a soul, you can only get upset. Anything else would be a lie. Raising your voice because you are upset is normal. A factual conversation with these monsters is obviously not possible. The blacks have thus achieved their freedom. Not with calm voices but with raised voices. As a symbol of their anger ........ Someone who has never had to experience something like this cannot understand something and shouldn't give any advice.
yea he did that, nothing really changed, it doesn't matter you, can't cry about civility when its really about life and death for the poor and disenfranchised.
James Baldwins arguments are basically "if i get more upset, and talk louder - they have to listen". He doesn't actually critically engage with his own arguments.
so you didnt know that trump actually won the 2016 election ?
@@thirien59 Trump didn't win the 2016 election, and he didn't lose the 2020 election!
Isn't U.S. voting system grad?
Baldwin is so well spoken it almost sounds like he’s reading off of a script. Amazing man.
'You want me to risk my life...on some idealism which I have never seen' - Yes, we do, for that is what living in a civilized society means. No society is ever civilized, but it maintains because of the idea of civilization.
@@zootsoot2006 IF society is an unspoken contract to uphold certain moral values...Then that contract is almost worthless to the people who get harassed and mistreated by that societies institutions that are supposed to be fair and just for all. For a lonnng time it has been this way and you wonder why there is civil unrest? Actually think about it deeper and you will come to see why it is the way it is...even if you don't fully understand. Atleast know this idealism you speak of has been and still is pretty damn lopsided.
The excuse making script.
...well spoken, huh?!
It's almost as if he has a natural affinity with words and language. Omg. What if he honed those skills when he became a writer?
James Baldwin knew his stuff. He was prepared to back up all his statements and he did a superb job doing it. If only most people were as educated as he.
Knew how to be a victim lol
@red yachty. And let's us know what species of dumb ass you are. Ha Ha
@@Freddy_Confetti says people crying over being cancelled on twitter thinking the musky man is gonna bring about free speech LOL now those are some crybabies
Paris is a nice city!
@@Freddy_Confetti This sh*t is frm 1968, my dude. He was the victim of a very sick society in every sense of the word.
One of the most powerful 'speaches' I've heard. Damn that guy is good with words, which I guess is why he's a writer!
An ability you seem to lack buddy
@@Chris-vw9qb Look in the mirror.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
His was the intellect to debate but not degrade any person. Truly an excellent person, mr. James Baldwin
@@Lewis1key His novels are a mess, honestly. I've read 4 or 5 of them. But his essays are brilliant. His New Yorker essay, "The Fire Next Time," is one of the great pieces of literature of the late 20th century.
James baldwin is someone that Malcolm x would respected and appreciated even they don’t agree on but they do acknowledged each other point of view
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Debate but not degrade. Well said.
@@Pindexsf something Malcolm x would salute and respect him for that
I have become quite hooked on James Baldwin. What a brilliant mind. It’s a shame the American education system doesn’t see fit to include people like him in the American history books.
Kind of obvious why they don't...
So much this. How did I just discover him in 2020? I do have to take blame, of course, for not reading more widely, but the education system really does let us down.
That’s because the American education system would have to explain the horrible sht it has done to African Americans for over 400 year
Wait, this guy does NOT appear in any of your academic literature?! WTF!??!
Many people don't want this to be taught as history though, they want it to be taught as modern day issues. And that is the problem.
James Baldwin was a genius of a man. Brilliant
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
But gay
@@timsmarr1968 Doesn't matter, genius is genius. 😉
@@stevelanemusic4463 let me tell you something gay agenda is worst thing for a black man strive better, as for genius theory 5th graders think they're the smartest too..
@@timsmarr1968 So?
James had conviction and passion combined with immense intelligence.
I love reading his work, but to hear him speak -- that conviction and passion, and spoken so quickly -- is another level. He really was something extraordinary.
I'm happy to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
"I don't know what most white people in this country feel, but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institution." ABSOLUTE GOLDEN.
its stupid actually cuz first he says he doesnt know but at the end he says he can conclude...,,
@@baronss7499 a conclusion isn't a fact. We KNOW facts. We HAVE conclusions.
@@baronss7499 Right, that’s what a conclusion is. If you knew a thing for fact, there would be no need to draw conclusions. What are you on about?
@@allenyates3469 he doesnt even know that facts, so how can he have conclusions? stfu
@@themusicbook8679 you are contradicting yourself
" black man with knowledge is more dangerous than a million black men with heavily armed machines". Marcus Garvey
i keep saying. there will never be another civil war fought with guns and if you believe otherwise you're a fool. the new civil war is at the ballot box . read, educate, teach and organise and then go VOTE!
Hear Hear
@@shanerowe84 Are you being serious? 💀 Meanwhile countries are creating atomic bombs 💀
@@Newton988 cuz they are far from the fact that we are one nation called planet earth not countries.
@@Newton988 I said "civil" lol. what the rest of the world does, well that's another story
His ability to articulate our struggle is just genius. Rip the Great James Baldwin
Amen
I think your struggle and his were a little different bud
What struggle? Everything is catered to you.
What struggle? Black people are spoiled (and manipulated) in the worst way possible today.
He is very aggressive.
That was a “drop the mic” situation.
Excellent.
No it wasn't. He's just saying, "racism." Just saying it more eloquently than most.
@@eduardopena5893 agree👍. Still brilliant. That was style with a capital S.
@@jameskavanagh4315 When style matters over substance, it should tell you more about the substance.
@@eduardopena5893 substance said with style then, and “drop the mic” all in one.
Could you express your discomforts with the world as well as him?
@@jameskavanagh4315 I don't care about style or "mic drops." I don't need all that flash to get the truth out. People often revert to verbosity when their substance doesn't hold up. That's why con men use a lot of talk. If the substance was good enough, it would never need the hype. He was selling the same old message. "White people bad. White people racist."
Why is James Baldwin not more well known? Powerful intellect.
I think you answered your own question right after you asked it. His powerful intellect is like sunlight tearing those who are asleep away from their slumber and too many wish to remain sleeping.
Because he was a homosexual at the time when that was taboo.
Why aren't any black intellectuals more known 🤔
@@veksone77 Why aren't intellectuals well known? Who are some people that don't get the attention you think they deserve?
@@darionpacheco9234 Pretty words, but he was just stating his experience. What made it "intellectual" in your mind? I would wager that if you were to talk to most people in a minority at any time or place this idea could be articulated quite commonly. It's called majority privilege, it's timeless and not bound to any geographical or ideological tendency.
I never realised how old the "why is it always about race" line was. Guess things don't change much.
Its the white men tactic to try to hide how the white race are just a bunch of racist/white supremacist.
They think they can hide how racist they are by convincing that color of the skin has no importance while in fact someone's skin color is the difference between life and death.
I realy do feel like he is right, of course racism exists but it wont end if we keep on talking about black and white if they were different.
@@Yomens123 those are bashful words. I’d add that the white race are, alongside non white races, steered into upholding institutionalised racism and since they are not on the receiving end of race related problems in relation to larger institutions and collective psychology, they (or we) do not so easily see a problem in the first place. We tend to think that when people talk about us being racist, they think it is on an individual level, alternatively we think racism is just using skin colour related pejoratives. When of course it’s more than that. More people understand the colonial era’s financial legacy for white people, however many neglect the psychological residue inevitably attached to historically racist systems that have founded those of today, and it’s taken myself a great deal to realise my specific ignorance. Therefore it is up to everyone, whites included, to be ANTI racist, as the classic “I wanna close my eyes and continue to not say the ‘N word’” isn’t solving anything. I acknowledge the presence of white supremacy but to antagonise an entire race, although in this instant your bashful words are incomparable to lynching and colonial slavery, is a deterrent for white people to spot our ignorance and to redeem it thereafter.
So to summarise: white people, at least the everyday white person does not try to hide their racism, they simply don’t see it. Or, since we are not inherently racist because of our skin, we fail to see why we need to do more than to be be non-racist, but ANTI racist.
Have a great day, and please don’t take this response as a patronising attempt to tell you about your own experiences. I’ve just been investigating this particular issue in many different ways and your comment provoked me to articulate the lessons I’ve learned / been inspired by. So without expecting you to have read all this as I’m sure you’re busy, or perhaps. It interested in what I have to say (I can’t blame you), I thank you.
Except the fact that there a lot less racism and racists nowadays, proportionally.
@@leonvonstorch2709 it will stop when white people stop being racist white people are the ones keeping it going stop calling cops on black people for doing everyday things stop use the n word as Weapon stop cops from killing black people and getting away with when there all jury be fair then it will end
Brilliant. But I also love the level of discussion which was infinitely more civilised. The state of society is probably also described by the way it can discuss difficult, essential and highly emotional issues. In this regard, it looks like we were much better then than we are now.
and this is the USA... country of the free... yeah...
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
James Baldwin is the most eloquent and beautiful speaker, and has facts and truth on his side.
As a Chinese saying goes, "One cannot wake up a person who pretends to sleep."
There's no reversing the effects of racism if the perpetrators of racism do not want to acknowledge it.
exellent quote! and a sign of our time
or the people who ignore the differing strengths of each race, they are the biggest enemy to progress
Are you sure that's a Chinese saying 🤔
peter the repeater mustard Sounds like some Nazism.
They were "experts" on biological racism. Today we know about biological non-differences. So hopefully I just got you wrong and you are not denying the systemic racism that is part of the downfall of the US of A.
@@arnonuhm4022
Systematic Racism will always be a an issue. Perception Manipulation of Religious Values have been instilled into Children's Eye's 🤔
This man elevates language to art, and delivery to science. His choice of vocabulary, sourced from a barely constrained and seething anger, forces me as the listener to not just hear his words, but to see them. I hear what he is saying, and my mind not only registers the power of what his words mean, but my spirit feels his furor in the intonations of his voice. He succeeds at forcing me to subconsciously deploy all of my senses in order to fully register the fierce brutality and eloquent honesty of his argument. He orchestrates an unapologetic assault on the naive supposition of his opponent’s viewpoint, completely unscripted, because he need not search for words - they are born in his soul, not his mind.
This man made me understand what it is I have often felt but been unable to express. He found the words for my condition, and for that I am in his debt.
Well said. My exact sentiments. 🙏🙌
Words spoken like Chappelle!
Kind of like Kanye but Kanye still here yet we hatin
I know James can speak but Man you can write. ...... I envy people who are well written because I am not . I try so hard!!!
@@wallstreetgambler9151 Thank you for the kind words - I greatly appreciate them. Please do not underestimate or sell yourself short, because you have nothing to envy. If you are honest and sincere, the right words will always find their way onto the page. Peace!
One man speaks hope and the other speaks truth, I feel we’re much further down the road where in the not too distant future truth catches up to hope and we all walk side by side.
James Baldwin was a visionary man far ahead of his times!!!!!! I red his book Giovanni's Room only last year and loved it so much!!!! Amazing author. Will read his other novels for sure!!!!!
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
he's talking about how it's one thing for you to have that ideal
but at the end of the day you gotta face the reality of the situation where the system is against me
ideas are peaceful, history is violent
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God I wish I could talk like that. Moving, pure truth coming through that racism couldn't silence.
That’s coz he’s a writer
@@mureedbelutsch2884 and he has seemingly also experienced these things....one of the few reasons where a person can really express themselves like so
I think that today's education is lower than those times. Apsurd, but true. Technological improvement that's not improve human state of mind. The opposite. And this is sad.
@@mureedbelutsch2884 He learned from the greatest teacher, Life.
Nothing to do with being an author, The other guys is also an author.
I hope ," the racism couldn't silence" refers to racism in general and not just the other guy who seems to be unable to understand the things black people had and have to face in the US .
Stupidity is not racism .
Back when people could still communicate clearly.
With adversity, people become stronger/smarter. When I learned this, I realized how the left (that I grew up as a part of) screwed up the black culture.
Like today
*unlike today
@@southbeachtalent well it's true, Trump supporters are incapable
White people go to trump rallies and forget how to communicate properly
Phenomenal and articulate.
Crazy how the arguments are the same today it’s why the fight is not over
it's coz everyone has the i'm right you're wrong argument. No one wants to provide real arguments or discussions or have debates. I learned more from this video then I have done in a long time on the issue
lol Boy is your american nation racist.
white racists, black racists, asian racists, native american racists, hispanic racists,
And netflix is one racist channel that's ruining many lives around the world
The racism in america is ruining my nation in eastern europe and the entire world through the influence of hollywood, netflix and their media.
Please stop ruining the world america.
@@FriendlyCroock You should change it from America to Corporate America, because they're the ones really ruining it.
Nope. James Baldwin lived in a totally different world than today's african americans.
@@chicawhappa That would be giving all the blame to JUST cooperate America though. There are plenty of poorer white folks blaming their failures on minorities.
Had he not passed so soon, I feel that Chadwick Boseman could have been the perfect man to portray Baldwin in a film. Not only does he look like him, he also sounds like him.
Rest in peace to both legends
He looks like him?! There's literally no similarities between them. WTF
He looks more like don cheadle
@@tinaversace5843 I would say Chiwetel Ejiofor would be a great choice
@@k9fangamvs53 You know what he means 😂😂😂
@@tinaversace5843 Was just about to say!
Brilliant man, he was somehow conveying so much emotion without being emotional. Got his point across to everyone that day whether they liked it or not, you can not deny his words and experiences.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
This is how topics should be discussed whether they are sensitive or not! This is how you get down to the root of the problem. Extremism at both sides, whether the left or the right is dangerous. People should once again learn to discuss and to socialise (with others outside their viewpoints) - only way to understand one another and come to solutions if needed.
Let’s however not overlook the fact that those in a position of power often use calls for civility as tactic to undermine the aggressive and urgent calls for change that come from activists, especially when the activist is good at what they do. Im sure we can agree in 1969 when this was recorded in most places a black man talking to a white man this way, even in a debate would have been viewed as uncivil. Sometimes what’s right takes precedence over what’s civil and I reject that notion that all decisions have shades of gray. Ending racism and bigotry in general is worth being nastier than nasty🤷🏾♂️
Yeah try to discuss this topic with blacks in USA. You will get shot in a second.
"Extremism at both sides, whether the left or the right is dangerous."
What the black man in this clip is saying was considered "extremism on the left" back in the day. Hell, he's not even saying "racism is bad"; he's pointing out the systemic and institutional racial inequality. That's considered "left wing extremism" today.
@@brandonkeys4349 twittertards: NO, if you arent with us you are against us
and this is the USA... country of the free... yeah...
James Baldwin is a light and an inspiration to many. He spoke in the past, present and the future.....
I pray to God, that in the future we don't have to revisit this and as a collective, a whole planet, we'd already developed the moral conscience of ethnic equality
@@Rodrigo_91 that is true. But some people feel privileged to everything without the care or thought of others....
@@gdocmark4456 yes sir, that's true and unfortunate. I started recently to care about things outside my own culture. I'm from Brazil and never had to think about stuff like BLM, since my friends and I grew up not knowing that the difference in our color could ever be deterministic. But the day heard that a guy was going back home and the police stopped him and arrested him because he found a bottle of detergent (that have the same color of gas) and he would "obviously" use that gas to make a molotov... It's been years now and he's still there. He lost his liberty because he was black, poor and lived in a country that being both of this things makes you automatically the enemy. Right there I understood privilege. To the rest of the world we're Latin, but to our own reality, we're white.
The very thought of that man being my friends.... Man... I started reading and educating myself.
What these people lack is empathy and I really hope we get there someday.
@@Rodrigo_91 glad you took the step to educate yourself and be as open minded as you are. Keep that energy and that empathy strong. I'm black so I've learned to be humble and thankful from my parents. I wish you well bro, stay focus....
James baldwin is someone that Malcolm x would respected and appreciated even they don’t agree on but they do acknowledged each other point of view
The pain in this man's voice really hit me
@Guy LeDouche the truth isnt acting? name one thing he said that was lie? im not even black but suffered enough to know what true pain look likes like.
You have no clue who this great man is to say that....
@@mantor420 - Well put.
@Guy LeDouche bag
No it didn't you just made this comment to make yourself feel better
nothing so powerful as a truth spoken freely
That is one of the most thoughtful, powerful and articulate, you could almost call it an exposition, takes I've heard about being a black man in America and it still applies today.
I'm happy to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
I wish to speak like James Baldwin. Well articulated, well taught and a great legend. Let his soul rest in peace.
If anyone truly wants to get a better taste of this man's genius, read (The Fire Next Time). Incredible stuff.
The book is written by who
@@John-tl3fm James Baldwin
Thanks
Answer me a simple question, is Israel a country?
Thanks for the tip, just ordered.
Thank god, James Baldwin said that in the Dick Cavett Show. I watched that during my English class in college. My English professor wants me to watch this. : )
Wonderful. Bravo, James!
I'm Italian and this shows me once more how important is for us all that the right person explains the right concept in the right terms so that anyone, even the dumbest one, could understand. This documentary is worth seeing every minute!
Man your people was one of the coloured people how could you counted as white today give us the recipe
@@sendmeyourlocation1145 Absolute nonsense.
@@sendmeyourlocation1145 😭
@@martinramsey7231 absolutely
@@martinramsey7231 this is when an American (with broken English) tells a random European person about race nonsense in America.
Cavett was the only host willing to have these conversations on his show in those days.
I disagree. Did you watch every single show in those days?
he understood the Nielsen rating system.
@@Squeejeejee your name suits you.
Eloquence is the path to true understanding.
What a gifted man. Absolutely gifted. May we all carry ourselves with such import and eloquence.
Did you know that "Kunte Kinte" was captured by a Muslim man and sold into slavery to be transported by atheists and lost his leg to an atheist bounty hunter, but in America he found out that Quakers and Methodists were fighting to make him free? You ought to read the book "Roots."
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
Thank you for sharing!!
Brilliant response, Baldwin. There really is nothing to add. That just about sums it up.
Imagine this level of debate on a chat show today. How has society fallen so far, especially in the so called Information Age.
cultural degradation its quite an obvious agenda to make the populations dumber in order to control them
@@lordx4641 yes it’s so apparent. My comment was more rhetorical than a sincere question. It’s a shame more people do not have the capacity to look back on these old interviews and reflect. And then question themselves and what it is they spend all there free time doing.
@@lordx4641 Indeed it is!! It's a means to dumb us down and divide us. We're much easier to control when we're not able to think critically or see that we are one people.
Jerry Springer
reality TV was a massive degradation...
What a speech. What a man. You can feel all from him.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
If you've been watching these clips of James Baldwin and they've resonated with you, please do yourselves a favor and buy his books. His material is really amazing! I just finished his essays in 'The Fire Next Time' and have started reading 'Go Tell It On The Mountain'. For someone who was once as close-minded as I was, this really opened my eyes to the bias I didn't even know I had.
Thanks, I actually will.
What exactly are they about
Thank you. Bias's best refuge is the subconscious mind. It can come unexpectedly out of the best of us.
Character development👏👏😤😤😤❤️
His words are electric. Thanks for the recommendations!
I adore teaching James Baldwin to my high schoolers. His speech and writings are as beautiful as they are poignant, and still heavily relevant to us today. I can't wait to include the documentary this year now, too!
Include Sneed
Nah....too much hyperbole in James Baldwin. Have the kids read Malcolm X autobiography instead.
Hopefully you don’t live in Florida. You might be out of a job for teaching about James Baldwin.
@@nailartguy3363 Teaching anti-white hate ideology to children should be illegal. It would be more fitting for them to learn basic crime statistics and the breakdown of violent crimes committed by each race. This, at least, is factual information and relevant to the safety of children. However, I'm sure you would object to teaching children the basic statistical fact that they are 20 times more likely to be murdered by a black person than a white person. If you do object to this, can you not understand why children shouldn't be taught that white people are inherently evil and responsible for all problems in the world (which isn't even factually accurate)?
@@CribNotes naww... i read it. Someone whose head is screwed on tight has to walk them through X bio
It astounds just how well he spoke and articulated his thoughts in such a convincing determining manner
I'm happy to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
i wasnt around for cavett, but i’ve seen many clips and wow. it was such a great show
Jimmy Fallen would have been rolling with laughter and clapping his hands while the black gentleman was speaking.
better yet, how about Johnny Carson?
absolute clown
Yes, and waitting for Nicole Kidman
You meant Jimmy Kimmel, not Jimmy Fallon. He is the real buffoon.
@@iron2468 both are equally stupid
I cried listening to this man. He went straight to the point in simple words. He spoke the truth long time ago. A truth that is happening today.
Did you know that "Kunte Kinte" was captured by a Muslim man and sold into slavery to be transported by atheists and lost his leg to an atheist bounty hunter, but in America he found out that Quakers and Methodists were fighting to make him free? You ought to read the book "Roots."
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
I miss the days when people could sit down and discuss controversial topics and have different points of views or opinions without being rude or dismissive from the outset. Radicalism and extremism are both ruining the U.S.A.
from both sides atp. left leaning people love to blame the right for it, and right leaning people love to blame the right for it. but neither of them can own up to it and fix it.
@@kevinjojo7377 such facts my fellow centrist
@whohurtyou USA is falling apart as we type.
and smartphones and internet.........once upon a time you had to study something useful and important and know how to talk in order to be able to speak in public, now any drunk panzy can speak to the world and have everyone listen to him, at one point in time he could only do so at the local bar between his drunk pals.......
You think 1968 were those days? In 1968, a black man was not considered equal to a white man due to the longstanding tradition of racial segregation and discrimination that had been institutionalized in the country. This included both de jure segregation, which was codified into law and enforced by the government, and de facto segregation, which arose from social and economic factors that created separation between black and white communities. There can be no discord when people are not considered to be equal.
Why are there no shows like this today? It's very interesting to watch.
the professors statement is correct in itself. however it should be headed towards those who dicriminate based on race and not those who get discriminated. its absolutely nonsense to blame people calling out reality.
besides that: this is cut. this isnt the exact answer on that question. in the full video he answers something else and later in the discussion he says exactly that. i think its absolutely important to not let that slip and act like this was the exact happening. we shouldnt let drama effect or whatever allow us to distort reality, even if its positive imo
@R M
that's how you're viewing it, as an "ownage"
this is just Baldwins energy, his ability to articulate clearly and concisely. he's just speaking.
This video was about baldwins ideas not to tear down a white man. its strange you decided to look at it that way
@R M Jewish, not white.
he forgot he wasnt there to lecture, he is very correct to what he says tho
@@replicantMK2 the statement itself of the professor is correct but its headed towards the wrong person and makes no sense in that context.
In many instances i'll butt heads with a social justice type, but even now there's still institutionalised racism, it's undeniable, and back then it was even more present. The professor is basically saying "Don't acknolwedge it" from the position of being someone for whom race doesn't create any issues, to someone who is speaking from the position of having grown up with all sorts of marginalisation. I agree that we talk about it overzealously today, and we try to find offense in everything, but when it does happen it's still real despite all the green pixie hair psychos making a mockery of the word "offensive".
I can't say that anyone has ever described this divide more succinctly or said it any better.
Here here.
Well done James Baldwin. Such eloquence was exactly what was needed in response there.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
When men debate with reasoning and listen to each other.
Both got a point.
No, they both dont. One is still using the same garbage line "why does it always got to be about black and white" that many clowns use today. Completely ignorant to the fact that this question has been answered over and over for decades. Just like it was answered here. Society dictates that it's always black and white, our institutions. Actual reality, not the fantasy you would most like to prescribe to. No one is choosing to "make it" about anything. These are clear cut observations and realities. So people either aren't listening or simply don't care because it doesn't affect them.
The scholars point that everyone should just put aside their differences only works when systemic racism is defeated. When institutions no longer negatively affect people based on the colour of their skin. Then we can get round to celebrating all we have in common.
The white man doesn't have a point. He's out of touch with the social reality because he has never lived that injustice, that oppression. Therefore he doesn't understand "why everything has to be about races" which is a common feeling of the socially privileged.
both were right.
@@licoreriaChupe-C A white man asking "why must we always focus on race" is probably one of the most tone-deaf statements I've ever heard. SPECIALLY if you're talking about the US.
This is such an intelligent, respectful conversation. They really listened to each other's points and argued with such tact. It's so impressive.
Yes as we all should be we’ve forgotten to do so
Not much of that anymore in 2023. Tact and restraint has long been thrown out the window before an attempt at intellectual discussion is even made.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
The professor's point was excellent, but Baldwin's response was even better... What a treat!
No
@@franciscocano9785 Which point do you disagree?
@@arulasveen me as a person who born and raised in a poor country with bigger problems than alleged racism I can only see this intellectuals as weak tempered and professional victims who only contribute to the brainwashing of those less privileged un order to always guilt others for their actual condition instead of urging them to strengthen their character to achieve their goals, I hope to be clear with my english, I only speaks spanish, best regards✌🏻
@@franciscocano9785 your not smart at all
@@franciscocano9785 I also come from an impoverished country fam,and there's no thing such as "Alleged racism" there,there were situations there that were 100% real and that as a latino I think we can relate highly,even to this day.
He was a brilliant man....what he wrote on the Paradox of Education was spot on....a brilliant brave man
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
This man is a joy to listen to, true scholar.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
Words can’t express how much I admire this man
Damn you're cute
@@HereGoesKevin Name checks out.
I stumbled across one of his books early last year and he’s quickly become one of my favorite authors. I didn’t know at the time what an intelligent and influential man he was, and continues to be.
He was not popular America hated his guts . They hate truth , it burns their skin , they turn red when they hear it
the powers that be didnt want you to know
Thats nice and all , whats your onlyfans tho'
@@waterisflat why would the earth pe flat when everything else we can observe in this sky is not flat 😂😂😂🤦♂️
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
Bad to the bone Baldwin! There could never be another like this brother. Rest in continued power
Beautifully said
I forgot I was listening to this with my earphones , suddenly my wife sees me standing and clapping...for James Baldwin...an amazing human being.
The problem with asking 'why does it have to be about race' is that regardless of a single person's good intent, this is a philosophical ideal, not a reality. If we stop talking about it it doesn't go away.
Even 52 years after this video, it is still as Zack told us. "Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses". Until we destroy organized hatred, we cannot appeal to the better nature of lesser men.
52 years from now it will be the same , as long as there is a difference humans will squabble . The difference could be so simple we have yet to transcend.
Good point, but I think that the problem isnt on a systemic level, but rather it is innate. As long as there's but a tiny insignificant detail, that makes people look different from each other, there will always be racism, regardless of the myriad of organizations that preach this sort of hatred. Since it is but a single form that racism adopts
Then don't associate me with them, I do not fund them, I do not trust them, they are not me. But you choosing not to trust me because of others is down right insulting and makes me wonder why I should trust you back? It's a two way street, trust
Race is a social construct. The more of an issue you make of race, the more race becomes an issue, undoubtedly true in today's climate. Ethnicity is the only difference between humans other than the minor physiological things we call race. It's literally a paradox, doing something proactive for a single minority makes it worse, doing nothing doesn't make it better.
That still doesn't explain why it's *exactly* race that triggers that hate. There are so many different things that people can be very different in, but the color of the skin is exactly the one that triggers hate? It seems too much like some random social construct to me, that is ironically kept alive by trying to solve the problem.
That was incredibly well put
the way james baldwin speaks is so crystal clear,so passionate, it just makes you want to hear what he has to say
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
"the most segregated hour is high noon on Sunday"
So sad that this is true
Different peoples naturally produce didferent expressions of culture and religion, even if it is the same fundamental religion. Humans have strong in-group preferences and are tribal by nature, and it's perfectly fine for people to want to spend time with others who they feel closer to due to ancestry, heritage, culture, etc. Why should people who clearly want to be separate from each other be forced to be together?
@@randomanon2999 "Different peoples naturally produce different expressions of culture and religion, even if it is the same fundamental religion."
It's impossible for religion if they are both following the same fundamental religion. If GOD in the bible says thou shall not commit adultery this is BOTH applicable to white and blacks. Their should be no different expressions of culture between both racial groups as GOD's laws are the SAME, UNIVERSAL, and UNCHANGING. The only way you can have different expressions of religion is one group is being CLEARLY disobedient and does not want to endure sound doctrine(At this time frame of the video, it was CLEARLY white people who were in the wrong and THEY too called themselves christians).
@@dathip By different expressions of religion, even if it is the same funfamental religion I mean different architecture, art, music, literature, food, decoration on holidays, etc. The fundamental core of the religion can be the same and all can follow the fundamentals, but all other things vary widely between peoples. Or will you tell me that Catholics in Spain, Germany, Syria, Armenia, Nigeria, Congo all produce the same culture because they're all Catholics? Of course not, this would be nonsense.
Different cultures are sad to you?
In other countries you have blacks in white churches, you wouldn't see this as much. I make reference to the Caribbean, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, for example.
So intelligent, so respectful, people actually listening to view points that they may or may not agree with without interrupting.. Wow!
They both have a very valid point and speak with their soul. Amen to these gentelmen.
Watched the full documentary last nite. My respect for this philosopher grew 👏🏾
I'm happy to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
"My narrative fearless
My word war returns to burn
Like Baldwin home from Paris
Like Steel from a furnace
I was born landless"
- Zach de la Rocha
I don’t think racism will ever go away
Not as long as the whites perpetuate "whiteness". But it is hard coded in there DNA, along with racism, so no, it will never go away.
Agreed. There's far too much money to be made by racial hucksters making white people feel guilty.
@@charlesmartel3995
Why ? White people shouldn't be guilted for being Racism ? What should we do ? Give them prizes for the most racist one ?
James Baldwin, one of the most eloquent and bright minds ever to walk this earth.
James Baldwin ❤ may his work be expressed in classrooms globally!
I'm happy to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
YES! He is needed in classrooms.
I used to make the same kinds of arguments the professor was making until I just happened to find videos of Baldwin a few years ago. This one guy has done more to convince me that I needed to reconsider my views on this subject more than anyone talking about these same things today... except maybe Emmanuel Acho.
@Adam Mcgilchrist In some ways my views are still the same. The difference is- now I realize that before any of what I believe can take place, Baldwin's concerns have to be addressed first.
@Adam Mcgilchrist Man, that's a big question. In some ways I consider myself liberal in the classical sense. Overall my political beliefs are pretty nuanced and cover the spectrum. It just depends on the issue.
These arguments work during the civil rights movements but applying the arguments he has here to today is just your misunderstanding of history and how current events are actually playing out.
@@LlibertarianGalt My misunderstanding of history? How so?
@@LlibertarianGalt HOW SO?
Every time i hear him i delight in his eloquence, genius and his capacity to tell his people's plight. His voice will never die.
Well said sir. 👏
Facts. Craziest part, this wasn’t that long ago. Our parents were alive when this was happening.
I lived through that time and I'm still alive, I had white friends who died defending the rights of blacks in the south, we have reverted, you would never see that today. My generation had great ideals, but ultimately we failed to make any significant changes. A great number of our men were killed in a senseless war, and the radical left burnt out on it's own idealism because there was no focus on a solution. The rest of us graduated from university and sld out to the establishment in the end. your turn.
@@DEeMONsworld "You would never see that today" we saw white people risking their lives for black people all year last year during the BLM protests.
@@maxhydekyle2425 good, I'm happy to know that, how did they risk their lives? by going to a protest march? or heading into Mississippi to do voter registrations? It's sad to note that today you might risk your life by going to a protest march.
@@DEeMONsworld By physically putting themselves between riot police and black people.
"You want me to risk my life on an Idealism I have never seen"
to hyponotize u while stealing ur gf
Humanity has devolved. Debates are never this respectful anymore.
What a powerful use of words.
Facts are the facts.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.
If there is a thing called Literary Anger, James articulated it to the point.
that was cringy and he was definitely overreacting
@@hoti47 As a white person at the other side of the world i think he was on point. Life for blacks back then was atrocious in the USA. It still is for people in certain cities in the south and in ghettos, imagine back then.
Hi @@johndistick9702, well I really don't know much about the life of people in the US, but I do know that it has a pretty solid constitution and laws which protect their citizens. I also do know that the construction and the law do not distinguish race.
If the government is not opressing them, then who is?
I'm from Albania btw, a small country in Balkans, Europe.
@@hoti47 Yeah, laws and the constitution did not truly apply to people of color, particularly African Americans until more modern times of today. America's "liberty and justice for all" motto is in almost every way hypocritical for anyone who wasn't white. Even white women we're still fighting for their own rights. Not being able to vote, having to drink from separate fountains, being denied good education, the elevated chance of being falsely accused, beaten and lynched and the psychological and physical abuse at the hands of both civilian society and authorities has definitely left it's stained mark on this country.
@@chronorust3359 I guess I agree with you. Considering the racism americans have shown towards even south and east Europeans who look the SAME and there is no considerable cultural gap, I can only imagine how they have treated african american people.
I don't necessarily blame them, this is a phenomenon across all the human population.
From one perspective, to the other's reality.
This is exactly the correct observation. People can say that they see truth in both men's points of view, as many of these comments do. However, this is like the story of the Hen and the Pig: whilst the Hen has only to give up her eggs to satisfy the demands of the World, the Pig must give her very flesh. It is easy to say "Everyone is fundamentally equal by birthright; why can't we all just agree on this and live our lives accordingly?" when you occupy the priviledged position; much harder to do when the results of institutional inequality have a very real negative impact on your daily life.
It's easy to say "we're all just scholars, why bring race into this" when you haven't had to go through life as a black man.
@@wren4077 wonder a man so blind in his racial bias could call himself a philosopher
@@stationBob I see one man who says how it should be, and one man who says how it is.
When how it should be isn't how it is, something is wrong and its our responsibility to right that wrong.
not even a real perspective but an idealism free from realism
Beautiful answer
Happy New Year 🎊 2023 James Baldwin is truly missed. Ase
“The most segregated hour in America is high noon on Sunday”
Nobody goes to church in America anymore.
@@charlesmartel3995 really? Because of the pandemic?
Powerful stuff there, wow and wow again
@@mjl0611 The nation is just becoming less religious
@@mjl0611 The pandemic has caused temporary decline and more remote "worship" , but church attendance in America has been in decline for decades.
One of the best and influential writer, poet of all time to me. Rest in Peace James Baldwin.
Not sure what to tell you.
White people marched with Martin Luther King Jr. on the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., but I'll go one further, Quakers and Methodists died to make black men free before this nation was even separated from Britain.
Black men were free in the Northern states at the beginning of this nation.
You can tell what this man thinks upon him bringing up Malcolm X. He believes America is wicked. The people say they don't know what the truth is, but they all know what to hate: America, Christians, Jews, Israel, the Holy Bible, and Christ Jesus.