Nick Buccola: Baldwin, Buckley, and the Debate Over Race in America
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In 1965, civil rights icon James Baldwin debated on live TV with conservative critic William F. Buckley Jr. to discuss who pays for the so-called American dream (hint: people of color) and who benefits from it (hint: white people). Tonight, political scientist Nicholas Buccola will read from his book The Fire Is Upon Us, which recounts the full story of the debate.