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Episode 9: The Fire is Upon Us: Nick Buccola on Baldwin, Buckley, and the Debate over Race in America
Nick Buccola joins Tom and Sarah to talk about his book, The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr, and the Debate over Race in America. We talk about Buckley's opposition to civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 60s, the role of Christianity in Buckley and Baldwin's thought, and Baldwin's views of Western civilization and the canon. We discuss Baldwin's books The Fire Next Time and Notes of a Native Son.
Links for the episode:
The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Debate over Race in America.
The Buckley-Baldwin Debate video.
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time.
James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son.
William F. Buckley on Fresh Air with Terry Gross in 1989.
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By Thomas MerrillNick Buccola joins Tom and Sarah to talk about his book, The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr, and the Debate over Race in America. We talk about Buckley's opposition to civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 60s, the role of Christianity in Buckley and Baldwin's thought, and Baldwin's views of Western civilization and the canon. We discuss Baldwin's books The Fire Next Time and Notes of a Native Son.
Links for the episode:
The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Debate over Race in America.
The Buckley-Baldwin Debate video.
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time.
James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son.
William F. Buckley on Fresh Air with Terry Gross in 1989.