Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman
December 7, 2007
James Baldwin 20th Anniversary Commemoration: Remembering the Life
and Work of the Legendary Writer and Civil Rights Activist
James Baldwin, the legendary African American writer and civil rights activist, died 20 years ago this week. This Sunday in Harlem, the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture is holding a 20th anniversary commemoration. We take a look at Baldwin’s life and his work with his sister-in-law Carole Weinstein, and we hear Baldwin in his own words. We also hear Tony Award-nominated actor Calvin Levels performing a part of his acclaimed one-man show, “James Baldwin: Down from the Mountaintop.”
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(21:30 minutes)
