James Baldwin : Cambridge debate speech /
Sjonger, Rebecca,
James Baldwin : Cambridge debate speech / Rebecca Sjonger. - New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, (c)2019. - 1 online resource. - Deconstructing powerful speeches .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Persuasive primary sources -- Powerful words -- Exploring points of view -- Influences then and now.
"James Baldwin was an author, social critic, and activist known for his deep understanding of race and class in the United States. This book introduces readers to his speech from a 1965 debate at Cambridge University in which he argues for racial equality in the civil rights era. The social and political circumstances of the era are discussed as well as Baldwin's persuasive argument that, despite contributing to the making of the United States, African Americans are not allowed to fully participate in the American Dream"--
9781427121837
2018054548
2018905560X can
(AMICUS)000045303890
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 --Oratory--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
PS3552 / .J364 2019
James Baldwin : Cambridge debate speech / Rebecca Sjonger. - New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, (c)2019. - 1 online resource. - Deconstructing powerful speeches .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Persuasive primary sources -- Powerful words -- Exploring points of view -- Influences then and now.
"James Baldwin was an author, social critic, and activist known for his deep understanding of race and class in the United States. This book introduces readers to his speech from a 1965 debate at Cambridge University in which he argues for racial equality in the civil rights era. The social and political circumstances of the era are discussed as well as Baldwin's persuasive argument that, despite contributing to the making of the United States, African Americans are not allowed to fully participate in the American Dream"--
9781427121837
2018054548
2018905560X can
(AMICUS)000045303890
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 --Oratory--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
PS3552 / .J364 2019