In his 1955 essay, Notes of a Native Son,

“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin

FURTHER READING:

Original Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1962/11/17/letter-from-a-region-in-my-mind

debate transcript: https://www.rimaregas.com/2015/06/transcript-james-baldwin-debates-william-f-buckley-1965-blog42/

books: https://bookriot.com/james-baldwin-books/

resource: https://bookriot.com/who-was-james-baldwin/

video: James talks racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWwOi17WHpE

video: Maya + James https://www.openculture.com/2021/10/witness-maya-angelou-james-baldwins-close-friendship-in-a-tv-interview-from-1975.html

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