According to James Baldwin, the demoralization of a Black person in America begins in early childhood. The writer and activist famously illustrated his point during a televised debate on Feb. 18, 1965 ...
The Town Hall will celebrate James Baldwin and the 60th anniversary of the Baldwin/Buckley Cambridge debate with the New York premiere of the chamber opera, THE TONGUE & THE LASH by Damien Sneed, ...
Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City and London, TimeLine presents a site-specific, immersive Chicago premiere of the american vicarious’ imagining of the historic debate between James ...
"I have a lot in common with James Baldwin," says Greig Sargeant. "I'm a Black man. I'm gay. I go to France to escape the racism of the United States every single year." Five times this weekend, ...
Teagle F. Bougere appears as James Baldwin in Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley, presented by TimeLine Theatre and the American Vicarious at DePaul University's Cortelyou Commons Credit: Brett Beiner ...
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On Feb. 18, 1965, the famed Cambridge Union at Britain’s University of Cambridge held a debate between James Baldwin, the illustrious American author, orator and civil rights activist, and William F.
In 1965 in Cambridge, scholar and civil rights icon James Baldwin faced off with conservative leader William F. Buckley, debating the question, “Is the American Dream achieved at the expense of the ...
Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City, London, Chicago and Los Angeles, the american vicarious’ radically staged production of the historic debate between James Baldwin and William F.
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On February 18, 1965, students at Cambridge University assembled for a debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. on the topic of racism in America. Before a rapt audience, Baldwin spoke ...
Kyle Bass’ short intense play “Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country” brings James Baldwin to vivid life, not by chronicling his long list of achievements in the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s ...