

August 14, 1989
1h 27m
EN
Karen Thorsen
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou
Self

Amiri Baraka
Self

David Baldwin
Self


Douglas K. Dempsey, Karen Thorsen
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David Leeming
Self

Lucien Happersberger
Self

Bernard Hassel
Self

William Cole
Self

Ishmael Reed
Self

William Styron
Self
Nobody Knows Productions
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Karen Thorsen
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Maysles Films
US

Eagle Rock Entertainment
GB

Thirteen
US

American Masters Pictures
US