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James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)

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James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)

The 1965 Cambridge Union debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. on whether the American Dream comes at the expense of the American Negro. It is a historic recording of the two speaking.

Recommended for Baldwin's riveting delivery and as an example of serious debate between opposing worldviews.

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