17M views · 43K reactions | Watch James Baldwin, who was born on this day in 1924, deliver his seminal speech on whether the ‘American dream’ has been achieved at the expense of African-Americans. | The Guardian | Facebook

James Baldwin would have been 93 today, so let's take another look at a seminal speech by the writer, essayist, poet and civil rights activist. At Cambridge University Union in 1965, he debates whether the ‘American dream’ has been achieved at the expense of African-Americans. | The Guardian

88K views · 289 reactions | The truly extraordinary debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. at Cambridge University on the question: "Is the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro?" All Credit to NET (1965) | WHAT WE SEEE | Facebook