James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)

August. 14,1989

| Documentary TV Movie

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James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

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James Baldwin as Self (archive footage)

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Maya Angelou as Self

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Amiri Baraka as Self

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