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kdawn999's review against another edition
5.0
Insightful, searing essay/sermon/letter that feels all too relevant to today’s politics and confirms Baldwin was one of the U.S.’ best, most eloquent minds. Along with his passionate political arguments, I was mesmerized by the memoiristic details of his upbringing and crisis of faith.
jessicarosee's review against another edition
4.0
”What it comes to is that if we, who can scarcely be considered a white nation, persist in thinking of ourselves as one, we condemn ourselves, with the truly white nations, to sterility and decay, whereas if we could accept ourselves as we are, we might bring new life to Western achievements, and transform them. The price of this transformation is the unconditional freedom of the Negro […] He is the key figure in his country, and the American future is precisely as bright or as dark as his.”
olivia1997's review against another edition
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4.75
danwyn's review against another edition
5.0
EVERYBODY GO READ THIS BOOK ITS SO IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT
aeonyx's review against another edition
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5.0
akvolcano's review against another edition
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4.0
dunder_mifflin's review against another edition
5.0
an incredible read that is still relevant today.