Homework Week of 10/23

Umojians,

Here are two pieces you need to listen to and read. One is

"Malcolm X Prospects of Freedom in 1965" (Jan. 7, 1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m2E4UCD0Vs

The other is an article that looks back on Baldwin's legacy and situates The Fire Next Time,  written by Henry Louis Gates Jr., entitled, "From the Stacks: The Fire Last Time" https://newrepublic.com/article/114134/henry-louis-gates-james-baldwin-fire-last-time

You are reading/listening to these pieces in the context of the second half of Baldwin's text and along with the so-called debate, that we listened to in class Monday 10/23

Malcolm X and James Baldwin, Sept. 5, 1963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JIp9_IIV3s

Keep in mind that the dates matter, Baldwin and X in 1963 (the year The Fire Next Time was published) kept evolving their thought over time.

Read and view by Wednesday

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