James Baldwin – ”I can’t be a pessimist…” | Arena

James Baldwin's famous "I can't be a pessimist..." speech about race in America.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 1'42''
  • Broadcast year: 2016
Curriculum Connection
  • History | America, 1713-1975 | Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960-75 | The civil rights movement, 1965-75
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Content
  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Arena
  • Episode: I Am Not Your Negro
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