The words have a power and clarity that seem to cut through time and space.ĪBDELFATAH: It also shows how ideas reemerge in times when they seem most needed.
For many people, it rings as true today as it did then. It goes, "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." Those words were written by James Baldwin, whose voice you heard at the top, in an essay for The New York Times published in 1962.
Thank you.ĪBDELFATAH: And on this episode of THROUGHLINE from NPR, the shadow of James Baldwin.ĪRABLOUEI: For months, you may have noticed a quote making the rounds on social media. And if that happens, it is a very grave moment for the West. Until this moment, there is scarcely any hope for the American dream because the people who are denied participation in it, by their very presence, will wreck it. JAMES BALDWIN: Until the moment comes when we the Americans - we the American people - are able to accept the fact that I have to accept, for example, that my ancestors are both white and Black - that on that continent, we are trying to forge a new identity for which we need each other. Just a heads up before we get started - this episode contains some strong language.
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