JAMES BALDWIN: Interview (Florida Forum, Miami)~~1963

[salahudeenabduladl]

OMG!!! What crystal clear logic and scintillating intelligence did this brilliant man display. If he were alive today, I would love to hear his analysis of the current plight of black Americans.

[amshiferaw]

He was a brilliant, BRILLIANT man!

[mdolstad5]

James Baldwin is beautiful.

[ClassicShowbiz]

Can you please impose more words on the screen? i can still make out part of the video.

[ProjectDystopia]

@ClassicShowbiz what part can't you make out?

[zibberebbiz]

@ProjectDystopia the comment was referring to the watermark, one third of the screen being darkened and the overlapping titles in that part.

[ProjectDystopia]

@zibberebbiz The original video was a bit darker and still two-toned, and the date on the video was wrong, it read "1964" rather than "1963". With Youtube editor I added the "1963" to stop the confusion, if you have any other questions let me know.

[DaddyKyan]

Imagine how brave Baldwin was to be speaking out like he did and be a Black gay man at that time.

[ZeroXcuses]

@DaddyKyan In those days, he was not as "open" as a gay intellectual would be today. His sexuality was downplayed in the Af Am community (and still is).