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Aug022012

JAMES BALDWIN ON THE ARTIST’S STRUGGLE 

Novelist, playwright, and poet James Baldwin was one of the great American artists and social critics. His birthday lands on this week. Watch him speak about maintaining artistic integrity in this incredible 1953 speech.

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Deep outlook that needs another listen to fully grasp the depth of his feelings. Sounds like a person that was in the trenches for a long time before he realized that he was truly on borrowed time with his art.

September 14, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterTieuel Legacy in Motion

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