1965 Debate Between Baldwin And Buckley

Buckley at the cambridge union society cambridge university.

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At cambridge university on the question. Buckley a lasting debate fifty one years ago two towering figures met at cambridge university to debate for the heart of the united states. The american dream is at the expense of the american negro james baldwin declared on february 18 1965 in his epochal debate with william f. Buckley in february 1965.

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I have done my utmost to transcribe his words faithfully adding only the emphasis of stars around words he uttered forcefully. 18 1965 three days before the assassination of malcolm x a few weeks before the selma to montgomery marches and six months before the watts riots james baldwin and william f. Buckley at cambridge in 1965 around the age of five or six or seven to discover that the flag to which you have pledged allegiance along with everybody else has not pledged allegiance to you. Khalil muhammad and david frum are reimagining that debate for the 2020 march on washington film festival.

The question was simple but substantial. Is the american dream at the expense of the america. At the university of cambridge. Historic debate between james baldwin v.

Following the video is my own transcript of james baldwin s famed 1965 debate speech at cambridge university s union hall.