<story><title>The history that James Baldwin wanted America to see</title><url>https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-history-that-james-baldwin-wanted-america-to-see</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jt2190</author><text>If you’re not into reading, “I am not your Negro” is a great introduction to Baldwin.&lt;p&gt;It’s on Amazon Prime video: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.primevideo.com&amp;#x2F;detail&amp;#x2F;0FJUJ2Z2H5U07TO08RQWCZPIPB&amp;#x2F;ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.primevideo.com&amp;#x2F;detail&amp;#x2F;0FJUJ2Z2H5U07TO08RQWCZPIPB...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Official Trailer: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;rNUYdgIyaPM&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;rNUYdgIyaPM&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>The history that James Baldwin wanted America to see</title><url>https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-history-that-james-baldwin-wanted-america-to-see</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>zentiggr</author><text>I think Baldwin and so many others have a very strong point, and the ideal picture of America is too enticing for many.&lt;p&gt;The blunt reality is that the country I&amp;#x27;ve grown up in was facilitated by bloodshed and presumed superiority. Every step of the founding and growth of &amp;quot;America&amp;quot; was paid for by the blood of others.&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s no easy way for a lot of people to accept that their entire existence comes from a horribly tainted history.&lt;p&gt;What I realized over my formative years is that no one is exempt, and everyone has the choice to try to make life better.&lt;p&gt;And a lot of people still fall in that category of &amp;quot;It is hard to convince someone of facts when their identity depends on ignoring those facts.&amp;quot;</text></comment>