IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | James Baldwin Birthday Teaser

Happy Birthday James Baldwin!

‘It is a terrible thing for an entire people to surrender to the notion that one-ninth of its population is beneath them.’ — James Baldwin died over 30 years ago, but his words on the condition of the American spirit are as true as they’ve ever been pic.twitter.com/hYDQCO43zt

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"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."

James Baldwin would have been 94 today. pic.twitter.com/GphrEVVZ0U

— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) August 2, 2018