James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.
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 James BaldwinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Maya AngelouSelf | Self |
 Amiri BarakaSelf | Self |
| DDavid BaldwinSelf | Self |
| DDavid LeemingSelf | Self |
| LLucien HappersbergerSelf | Self |
| BBernard HasselSelf | Self |
| WWilliam ColeSelf | Self |
| IIshmael ReedSelf | Self |
 William StyronSelf | Self |
 Engin CezzarSelf | Self |
| YYashar KemalSelf | Self |
| JJames Briggs MurraySelf | Self |
 Frances FosterSelf | Self |
 Bobby ShortSelf | Self |
| CCynthia PackardSelf | Self |
| AAlexa BirdsongSelf | Self |