The American Dream Is at the Expense of the American Negro

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-912475-99-5
Verlag: ERIS

Buch, Englisch, 20 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 126 mm x 197 mm, Gewicht: 28 g

Reihe: ERIS gems

“It comes as a great shock to discover that the country which is your birthplace and to which you owe your life and your identity, has not, in its whole system of reality, evolved any place for you”.

James Baldwin was one of America’s most powerful analysts of the psychology of white supremacy. In this speech, delivered in 1965 at the Cambridge Union Society, he offers a devastating, but also strikingly empathetic, account of the role played by racism in American society.

Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldwin, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

James Baldwin (1924–87) was a writer and civil rights activist. Among his best-known works are the novel Giovanni’s Room, the essay collection Notes of a Native Son, and the polemic The Fire Next Time.