James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)
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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.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended for Baldwin's riveting delivery and as an example of serious debate between opposing worldviews.
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