Introduction

In 19 64, a 31 year old salesman named frank stafford walked out into the streets of harlem and saw two policemen beating up a kid. James baldwin wrote about this incident and what inspired it in a piece ed a report from occupied territory. And he told n pierre rachel martin why he felt it was important to respond using poetry. This message is brought you by the npr coffee club. A subscription brings fresh roasted coffee direct to your door. You can also give a gift subscription to the npr super fan in your life.