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"God gave Noah the rainbow sign
No more water but fire next time"
--from the African-American spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep"
In 1963 James Baldwin wrote two essays (in the form of letters) discussing the sad state of racial relations one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The first was a letter to his teenage nephew about the history of race and injustice in America. The second, "Down at the Cross--Letter from a Region of My Mind", is about the role religion plays in racial relatio ...more
No more water but fire next time"
--from the African-American spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep"
In 1963 James Baldwin wrote two essays (in the form of letters) discussing the sad state of racial relations one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The first was a letter to his teenage nephew about the history of race and injustice in America. The second, "Down at the Cross--Letter from a Region of My Mind", is about the role religion plays in racial relatio ...more
Why was I assigned bullshit like Anthem and The Catcher in the Rye when I could have read *this* in high school?
Oh yeah, white goddamn supremacy.
This is so amazing, so resonant.... everyone should read it. The writing is breathtaking.
This would have made a difference to teen me. Imagine if I and my classmates got to read something like this, something that speaks truth.
My kids will be reading this book. I will be buying a physical copy immediately. ...more
Oh yeah, white goddamn supremacy.
This is so amazing, so resonant.... everyone should read it. The writing is breathtaking.
This would have made a difference to teen me. Imagine if I and my classmates got to read something like this, something that speaks truth.
My kids will be reading this book. I will be buying a physical copy immediately. ...more
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