In this 1960 conversation with host Nathan Cohen on the CBC-TV program Encounter, Baldwin incorporates history and culture to try to explain the modern-day relationship between white people and "the Negro" in the United States.

James Baldwin's 1960 Interview on being Black in America

African-American Naval Academy Graduate, Marine Corps Veteran, and Entrepreneur "IRON" Mike Steadman, shares his perspectives on race, culture, and business.

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James Baldwin's 1960 Interview on being Black in America

James Baldwin's 1960 Interview on being Black in America

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