January 15, 1979

James Baldwin Speech

In this 1979 speech, James Baldwin talked about being a black writer, about the civil rights movement, and other topics.

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University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley

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Program ID:: 170651-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Speech
Location:: Berkeley, California, United States
First Aired:: Jun 21, 2002 | 10:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Mar 03, 2007 | 1:34am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Jun 21, 2002 | 10:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 22, 2002 | 5:23am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 30, 2002 | 10:39pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Dec 22, 2005 | 12:35am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 22, 2005 | 4:38am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 22, 2005 | 9:33am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 24, 2005 | 12:35am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 24, 2005 | 4:37am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 24, 2005 | 9:32am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 25, 2005 | 12:34pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 25, 2005 | 4:37pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 25, 2005 | 9:32pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 27, 2005 | 12:34am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 27, 2005 | 4:36am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 27, 2005 | 9:31am EST | C-SPAN 3
Feb 28, 2007 | 1:35am EST | C-SPAN 3
Mar 03, 2007 | 1:34am EST | C-SPAN 3

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