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History of Ideas 7: James Baldwin

Past Present Future

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Black Americans at the Crossroads

This chapter explores the racial dynamics of World War II and how black Americans faced a dual danger, discussing both their fears of their sons being sent to the South and trained by white men with guns, and their confrontation with racial discrimination while working in defense plants.

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