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JustAnotherGen

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14. You've never heard of James Baldwin?
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 11:40 AM
Jul 29


In response, Baldwin says, "I don't think there's much hope for it, as long as people are using this peculiar language. It's not a question of what happens to the Negro here, [though] that is a very vivid question for me. The real question is what's going to happen to this country? I have to repeat that." Baldwin continues to assert throughout the film that the fate of the United States is directly linked to how effectively it addresses the plight of Black Americans. The prospects for the entire country and the prospects for Black Americans are inextricably tied together such that the truth and reckoning for one becomes the same for the other.

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DU inbox, but don't hold your breath. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 29 #1
Thanks JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #2
In the past, yes Fiendish Thingy Jul 29 #7
Good luck with that ILikePie92 Jul 29 #3
I think it was a misunderstanding JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #4
We ILikePie92 Jul 29 #6
It was a James Baldwin Reference JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #9
Don't know Baldwin ILikePie92 Jul 29 #12
You've never heard of James Baldwin? JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #14
Nope ILikePie92 Jul 29 #15
Oh and I forgot ILikePie92 Jul 29 #5
That is false Fiendish Thingy Jul 29 #8
I didn't know that JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #10
Post removed Post removed Jul 29 #11
Enjoy your stay. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 29 #13
I believe in the "your post was removed" message that it explains you can appeal, and progree Jul 29 #16
Never had a response even when the evidence was absolute. Callie1979 Jul 29 #17
As a person subject to some level of contempt from a subset of DUers... NNadir Jul 29 #18
You'll get a response if your appeal is successful. Ptah Jul 29 #19
If your appeal is approved you'll receive a notification via DU Mail EarlG Jul 29 #20
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