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February 20, 2017 10:29 am PST
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James Baldwin trounces William F. Buckley (1965)
This debate is always worth watching again.
Revered poet, playwrite and social activist James Baldwin debated a young William F. Buckley at The Cambridge Union in 1965, the question was "Is the American dream at the expense of the American negro?"
The students voted 540-160 in favor of Baldwin's thesis. Buckley demonstrates early moves to couch racism and bigotry as States Rights issues.
Here is a transcript of Baldwin's speech.
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