,JAMES ,BALDW9 ,SPEAKS TO ! ,NATION ON ! ,OCCASION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S ,9AUGURATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

,TEXT 3 

7,AU?OR'S NOTE3 ,I'VE BE5 WORK+ = SEV]AL YE>S ON A BOOK AB\T ,JAMES ,BALDW9'S USE ( RELIGI\S LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE SOCIAL & SEXUAL TRANS=MATION4 ,BALDW9 7#a#i#b#d-#a#i#h#g71 ONCE SE5 AS BELONG+ TO A PA/ ]A1 HAS GR[N 9 RELEVANCE AS HIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO SPEAK TO ,AM]ICA'S S9S ( EXCLUSION & BL9DNESS HAVE SEEM$ MORE & MORE TIMELY4 ,SO IT FELT APPROPRIATE TO ASK :AT HE W\LD SAY TODAY4 ,I ASK$ HIM TO *OOSE FIVE QUOTATIONS FROM HIS WORKS ?AT HE ?\<T MO/ APPLICABLE TO ! PRES5T OCCASION4 ,HE *EAT$ A LITTLE1 9SI/+ ON TWO = HIS ?IRD SELECTION4 ,! QUOTATIONS >E FOLL[$ BY \R BACK-&-=? COMM5TS1 :I*1 OBVI\SLY1 >E IMAG9$47  
  

,! WORLD IS :ITE NO LONG]1 & IT WILL NEV] BE :ITE AGA94 

70,/RANG] 9 ! ,VILLAGE10 #a#i#e#c7  
  

,*3 ,:Y DID Y\ *OOSE !SE WORDS TO />T )8 ,SURELY NOT JU/ BECAUSE !Y W]E ! E>LIE/ PUBLI%$8 

,J,B3 ,!Y >E PRIOR 9 MY LIFE & ?\<T4 ,I WROTE ?IS AT ! 5D ( AN ESSAY AB\T BE+ ! FIR/ ,BLACK RESID5T 9 A SMALL ,SWISS VILLAGE1 :]E ,I HAD GONE ) MY !N-LOV]1 ,LUCI5 ,HAPP]SB]G]1 TO F9I% MY FIR/ NOVEL4 ,! COMM5T1 ,I HOP$1 PO9T$ TO AN EM]G+1 NOT YET CLE>LY VISIBLE TRU?3 ! WORLD1 NEV] 0:ITE0 9 REALITY1 WAS BECOM+ 0:ITE NO LONG]0 9 ?\<T1 IDEAS1 ACTIVITY1 & PEOPLE'S IMPACT ON SOCIAL LIFE--IF NOT1 YET1 9 MO/ :ITE PEOPLE'S P]CEPTION4 ,REALLY1 ?IS BELIEF1 & ! CONTRADICTION IT 9VOLV$ BETWE5 PRES5T & FUTURE REALITY1 =M$ ! :OLE BASIS ( MY SUBSEQU5T WRIT+4 

,*3 ,& !Y >E RELEVANT TODAY BECAUSE--8 

,J,B3 ,I'M SPEAK+ FROM A DI/ANCE 7BUT ,I HAVE EXCELL5T CONNECTIVITY1 AS ONE SAYS N[7 & ,I'M AW>E ?AT MANY ISSUES BESIDES RACE & BIGOTRY W]E IMPORTANT 9 ! REC5T ELECTION4 ,BUT IT'S MY IMPRESSION ?AT ! NEW PRESID5T HAS NOT ABSORB$ ! IDEA ,I WAS TRY+ TO CONVEY AT ALL4 ,:5 HE SPEAKS AB\T ,REPRES5TATIVE ,LEWIS ( ,GEORGIA--:OM ,I KNEW BACK :5--OR TALKS AB\T ,BLACK COMMUNITIES AS IF ALL ,BLACK PEOPLE LIVE 9 UTT] POV]TY & DESPAIR1 OR SAYS WE MU/ SUPPORT ! POLICE AGA9/ ! ?REAT ( AN>*Y1 OR RAILS AGA9/ IMMIGRANTS & ,MUSLIMS--:OM ,I W\LD 9CLUDE IF ,I W]E WRIT+ MY ESSAY TODAY--MY IMPRESSION IS ?AT ?IS IS SOMEONE :O DOES NOT KN[ !SE PEOPLE AT ALL1 & = :OM ! WORLD REMA9S :ITE4 

,*3 ,IF ?AT IS TRUE AB\T ,TRUMP1 :AT AB\T ! PEOPLE :O VOT$ = HIM8 

,J,B3 ,! OBVI\S PO9T1 ,I ?9K1 IS ?AT NOT ALL ( ?OSE VOT]S >E ! SAME4 ,SOME MAY HAVE BE5 PRIM>ILY MOTIVAT$ BY BIGOTRY & SOME BY ?AT AS WELL AS O!R ISSUES--! ECONOMY1 ! V]Y REAL >ROGANCE & DI%ONE/Y ( ! O!R C&IDATE--& SOME MAY HAVE BE5 MOTIVAT$ MA9LY BY ?OSE ISSUES DESPITE DI/A/E = !IR C&IDATE'S /ATEM5TS1 BUT )\T ?AT BE+ A DEAL BREAK]4 ,BUT ! WORLD DOESN'T WAIT = ANYONE1 & !SE VOT]S WILL BE TE/$1 QUITE SOON4 ,:5 POLICE NEXT %OOT ,BLACK Y\? 7UN=TUNATELY WE CAN BE SURE ( ?IS7 & !RE IS PROTE/ 9 ! /REETS1 :5 ! GOV]NM5T T>GETS IMMIGRANTS = DEPORTATION & *UR*ES TRY TO PROTECT !M1 :5 A NEW ,SUPREME ,C\RT RECONSID]S ABORTION & PEOPLE ORGANIZE MASS DEMON/RATIONS1 :]E WILL !SE VOT]S BE !N8 ,IT'S NOT GU>ANTE$ ?AT !Y WILL ALL /AY ) ! NEW PRESID5T4 

,*3 ,!RE HAVE BE5 MANY SIGNS 9 ! LA/ WEEKS & MON?S ( ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW MOVEM5T ( PROTE/ & RESI/ANCE--NOT JU/ AGA9/ ,TRUMP1 BUT DI/9CT /RUGGLES SU* AS AT ,/&+ ,ROCK4 ,P]HAPS OV]OPTIMI/ICALLY1 ,I HOPE !SE ?READS ( A NEW MOVEM5T WILL GR[1 SPREAD1 COME TOGE!R1 & BECOME MORE F>-REA*+4 ,?IS MOVEM5T IS /ILL TAK+ =M--& ,I ?9K IT V]Y MU* NE$S TO 9CLUDE A /RUGGLE = JOBS & ECONOMIC REBUILD+-- BUT ON ! ISSUE WE'RE FOCUS+ ON1 IT IS ALREADY1 TO SOME EXT5T1 AN EMBODIM5T ( ! IDEA ?AT ! WORLD IS 0:ITE NO LONG]10 & ( ! HOPE = A G5U9ELY PO/-RACIAL FUTURE4 

,J,B3 ,IT'S V]Y E>LY TO SAY :AT ?IS MOVEM5T Y\'RE SPEAK+ ( MAY BECOME4 ,TWO ?+S SEEM IMPORTANT4 ,ONE IS ?AT PEOPLE LIKE Y\RSELF HAVE TO SPEAK AB\T ! PO/-RACIAL FUTURE Y\'RE PRES5T+ AS A HOPE4 ,! O!R IS ?AT ! MOVEM5T ITSELF HAS TO EMBRACE ?AT HOPE1 & NOT JU/ AS AN IDEAL1 BUT HAS TO G5U9ELY WORK TO SOLVE ! NI<TM>E ?AT WAS NOT SOLV$ 9 MY TIME4 

,*3 ,I HAVE A ,DOM9ICAN FRI5D :O SAID1 AB\T ,TRUMP1 0,HE ?9KS ! C\NTRY IS :ITE2 & MAYBE IT IS1 = ! NEXT F\R YE>S40 

,J,B3 ,PEOPLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 !MSELVES1 WILL HAVE TO DET]M9E :E!R ?AT IS TRUE4 ,:AT !Y DO1 9 RESPONSE TO :ATEV] ! NEW ADM9I/RATION'S ACTIONS >E1 WILL DET]M9E :E!R Y\R FRI5D WAS TOO PESSIMI/IC1 OR NOT4 

  
  

,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO HOLD ON TO ! ?+S ?AT MATT]$4 ,! DEAD MAN MATT]$1 ! NEW LIFE MATT]$2 BLACKNESS & :IT5ESS DID NOT MATT]2 TO BELIEVE ?AT !Y DID WAS TO ACQUIESCE 9 ONE'S [N DE/RUCTION4 

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,J,B3 ,?IS WAS 9 ! CONCLUD+ PAGES ( MY ESSAY4 ,I WAS SPEAK+ AB\T ! ,H>LEM RIOT ( ,AUGU/ #a#i#d#c1 :I* BROKE \T ON ! NI<T ( MY FA!R'S FUN]AL & MY [N N9ETE5? BIR?DAY1 & A FEW DAYS AFT] ! BIR? ( MY FA!R'S LA/ *ILD1 MY Y\NGE/ SI/]4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I WAS SPEAK+ TOO AB\T ! OV]ALL LIFE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,?IS IDEA1 ( C\RSE1 IS ALSO A *ALL5GE TO ! NEW PRESID5T & HIS ADM9I/RATION4 ,SO F> HE HAS NOT %[N AN AW>5ESS ?AT 0BLACKNESS & :IT5ESS DO NOT MATT]10 OR1 %ALL WE SAY1 ?AT BLACKNESS & :IT5ESS1 IMMIGRATION /ATUS1 & RELIGI\S ID5TIFICATION DO NOT MATT]4 ,BUT ?IS IS ALSO A QUE/ION = ! C\NTRY1 & IT CAN BE A TRICKY ONE BECAUSE 0BLACKNESS & :IT5ESS DO NOT MATT]0 CAN BE AN EVASION1 IF1 LET'S SAY1 PEOPLE BR+ UP SOME?+ ( P>TICUL> CONC]N TO ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS SU* AS POLICE MURD]S & O!RS SAY1 Y\ >E BE+ DIVISIVE BY BR++ UP RACE4 ,9 ?AT ESSAY1 ,I ALSO SAID--& ?IS WAS A LIFELONG PATT]N ( ?\<T--?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y 0TO HOLD 9 ! M9D =EV] TWO IDEAS :I* SEEM$ TO BE 9 OPPOSITION10 & ?IS IS AN EXAMPLE4 ,BLACKNESS & :IT5ESS DO NOT MATT]1 YET !Y MU/ BE ALL[$ TO MATT]1 BECAUSE !Y >E !RE4 

,*3 ,Y\R NOVELS1 P>TICUL>LY ! LAT] ONES ?AT Y\ 9CLUDE 9 SOME ( Y\R SELECTIONS1 >E C5T]$ 9 ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN COMMUNITIES 7,H>LEM & ELSE:]E74 ,!Y CELEBRATE ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN CULTURE1 P>TICUL>LY BLUES & ,GOSPEL MUSIC1 & !Y VALUE ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN SURVIVAL MODES & /RUGGLE OV] HI/ORICAL TIME4 ,Y\ SAW Y\R [N COMMUNITY AS TRANSMITT+ A CULTURE ?AT WAS PRECI\S = ! WORLD AT L>GE4 

,J,B3 ,?OSE ?+S >E :O ,I AM4 ,I W\LD NOT BE A FULL HUMAN BE+ )\T !M1 JU/ AS ,I W\LD NOT BE )\T ! ,JEWI% /UD5TS ,I KNEW AT ,DE,WITT ,CL9TON ,HI< ,S*OOL1 SOME ( :OM BECAME FRI5DS = LIFE4 ,SO YES1 RACE1 NATIONAL BACKGR\ND1 RELIGION ALL MATT]1 NOT JU/ AS SOCIAL FACTORS1 ?+S ?AT O!R PEOPLE ASSIGN TO US ?AT WE MU/ PAY ATT5TION TO--AT ! RISK ( \R LIVES6--BUT AS P>TS ( :O WE >E4 ,& YET1 NOT JU/ 9 A POLITICAL S5SE BUT 9 ! MO/ BASIC HUMAN S5SE1 :AT MATT]S 9 LIFE 7OR %\LD7 IS ITS BEG9N+1 ITS ACCOMPLI%M5TS & FAILURES1 ITS 5D 7& = MANY1 ! HOPE ( A LIFE BEYOND71 BUT C]TA9LY NOT RACE4 ,& ?AT IDEA1 ( C\RSE1 IS ALSO A *ALL5GE TO ! NEW PRESID5T & = ! C\NTRY4 

  
  

,HE IS PLAC$ 9 SOLIT>Y = REFUS+ TO BE RAP$4 ,HE LOSES A TOO?1 AGA91 & ALMO/ LOSES AN EYE4 ,SOME?+ H>D5S 9 HIM1 SOME?+ *ANGES =EV]1 HIS TE>S H>D5 9 HIS BELLY4 ,BUT HE HAS LEAP$ FROM ! PROMONTORY ( DESPAIR4 ,HE IS FI<T+ = HIS LIFE4 ,HE SEES HIS BABY'S FACE BE=E HIM1 HE HAS AN APPO9TM5T HE MU/ KEEP1 & HE WILL BE H]E1 HE SWE>S1 SITT+ 9 ! %IT1 SWEAT+ & /9K+1 :5 ! BABY GETS H]E4 

7,IF ,BEALE ,/REET ,C\LD ,TALK1 #a#i#g#d7  
  
  

0,A LOT ( US CAME BACK FROM OV] !RE .<! ,KOREAN ,W>.> BITT]10 ,I SAID4444 0,IT WAS BITT] TO SEE ?AT Y\ W]E P>T ( A C\NTRY ?AT DIDN'T GIVE A FUCK AB\T Y\1 OR ANYBODY ELSE40 

7,JU/ ,ABOVE ,MY ,HEAD1 #a#i#g#i7  
  

,J,B3 ,I MADE !SE SELECTIONS1 FROM MY LA/ TWO NOVELS1 BECAUSE1 IF !RE >E REASONS = HOPE1 WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE \R EYES OP5 TO ,AM]ICAN BRUTALITY & EXCLUSION1 TO POLICE1 GOV]NM5T1 & VIGILANTE VIOL5CE1 LEGAL FRAMEUPS1 BUY+ & SELL+ ( WITNESSES1 & PRISONS--! ,AM]ICA ?AT ! NEW PRESID5T'S 9T5D$ UNLEA%+ ( POLICE & W> ON IMMIGRANTS >E MEANT TO REVIVE-- & HE HAS TO BE AW>E ( OPPOSITION & RESI/ANCE TO ?AT ,AM]ICA4 ,IF ,BEALE ,/REET ,C\LD ,TALK IS AB\T A MAN FRAM$ = RAPE & HIS FAMILY'S & A :ITE LAWY]'S EF=T TO DEF5D HIM1 :I* IS /ILL UNSUCCESSFUL AT ! BOOK'S 5D2 ,JU/ ,ABOVE ,MY ,HEAD COV]S ! PRE-CIVIL RI<TS YE>S1 ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T1 & ! LOSS ( RADICAL HOPE 9 ! #a#i#gS4 ,9 BO? ,I TRI$ TO %[ ! WILL TO FI<T BACK AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 AS WELL AS ! HOPE NOT JU/ = A NEW C\NTRY1 BUT A NEW WORLD1 ?AT WAS SO PALPABLE !N4 

,*3 ,ALMO/ AT ! 5D ( ,BEALE ,/REET1 ! IMPRISON$ MAN'S FIANCEE1 :O IS ! N>RATOR & IS AB\T TO GIVE BIR?1 FEELS H] BABY KICK1 & IMAG9ES ! KICK AS A QUE/ION1 0,IS !RE NOT ONE RI<TE\S AMONG !M80--A REF]5CE1 9 Y\R BIBLICALLY-9FLU5C$ VOCABUL>Y1 TO ,ABRAHAM'S PLEA TO ,GOD TO SP>E ,SODOM1 9 ,G5ESIS #a#h4 ,H[ DOES ?AT FIT8 

,J,B3 ,IT'S A QUE/ION ?AT SOMEONE 9 H] CIRCUM/ANCES MU/ ASK3 %E IS AB\T TO GO 9TO LABOR1 & H] LOV] & FIANCE IS 9 PRETRIAL DET5TION ) NO PROSPECT ( BAIL1 OR CONFID5CE 9 NOT BE+ CONVICT$ UNJU/LY4 ,YET ! IMPLI$ ANSW]1 MAYBE SURPRIS+LY1 IS ?AT !RE >E--! LAWY] :O DEF5DS HIM1 ! ,JEWI% L&LORD :O R5T$ TO ! TWO LOV]S1 & MORE4 ,ABRAHAM B>GA9$ ,GOD D[N TO T54 ,I ?9K !RE W]E MORE ?AN T51 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 EV5 9 ?OSE YE>S4 ,!RE WAS A T5U\S NETWORK ( ! RI<TE\S4 ,SO1 ,I HOPE1 !RE IS A NETWORK ( 0! RI<TE\S0 =M+ TODAY4 

  
  

,IF ,GUY IS SAY+ HE DOES NOT LIKE BE+ A ,FR5*MAN1 :AT W\LD HE ?9K ( ,>?UR IF ,>?UR PROCLAIM$ ?AT HE DID NOT LIKE BE+ A BLACK ,AM]ICAN8 ,& 9DE$1 = ! V]Y FIR/ TIME1 & ALMO/ C]TA9LY BECAUSE HE IS SITT+ ON ?IS UNKN[N AV5UE .<9 ,P>IS.>1 HE PUTS ! TWO WORDS TOGE!R BLACK ,AM]ICAN & HE>S1 AT ONCE1 ! V]Y CRESC5DO ( CONTRADICTION & ! UNANSW]+ & UNANSW]ABLE ?UND] & TRU? ( HI/ORY--:I* IS NO?+ MORE & NO?+ LESS ?AN ! BEAT+ ( HIS [N HE>T1 HIS SONG4 

7,JU/ ,ABOVE ,MY ,HEAD7  
  

,J,B3 ,?R\< ! ?\<TS ( ,>?UR ,MONTANA1 MY PROTAGONI/1 ,I WAS GETT+ AT ! CONFLICT$ & P>ADOXICAL EXP]I5CE ( ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN ID5TITY--?AT CALL+ ONESELF ,AM]ICAN 9 A C\NTRY ?AT REVILES & DISREG>DS ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS IS A CONTRADICTION1 & YET ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS HAVE CONSCI\SLY *OS5 TO DO JU/ ?AT1 & TO CLAIM FULL RI<TS 9 A L& !Y HAVE BUILT1 = TWO HUNDR$ YE>S4 

,*3 ,IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT ?IS MON?1 ,JANU>Y #b#a#g1 M>KS ! #b? ANNIV]S>Y ( ONE ( ! FIR/ ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN MASS MEET+S ON ! TOPIC ( VOLUNT>Y REPATRIATION ( FREE ,AFRICANS TO ,LIB]IA1 9 :I* #c1 P]SONS AT ,A,M,E ,BI%OP ,RI*>D ,ALL5'S ,BE!L ,*UR* 9 ,PHILADELPHIA REJECT$ ?IS IDEA & ASS]T$1 AMONG O!R PO9TS1 0,:]EAS \R ANCE/ORS 7NOT ( *OICE7 W]E ! FIR/ SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATORS ( ! WILDS ( ,AM]ICA1 WE !IR DESC5DANTS FEEL \RSELVES 5TITL$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! BLESS+S ( H] LUXURIANT SOIL1 :I* !IR BLOOD & SWEAT MANUR$40 

,J,B3 ,TODAY1 ( C\RSE1 ,I W\LD ADD ! SAME PO9T AB\T ,DOM9ICANS1 ,MEXICANS1 ,VIETNAMESE1 ,MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS1 & SO ON4 ,?OSE WORDS Y\ CITE CAN /& AS ANO!R W>N+ TO ! NEW ADM9I/RATION3 PEOPLE WILL NOT GIVE UP !IR DREAMS1 P>TICUL>LY :5 !Y HAVE CONTRIBUT$ SO MU* TO ! WEAL? ( ! NATION4 

,BUT ,I WANT TO APPROA* ?IS IDEA MORE BROADLY4 ,FROM :AT ,I CAN TELL1 ONE QUALITY ( ! NEW MOVEM5T ?AT MI<T BE DEVELOP+ IS ITS S5SE ( UPHOLD+ ,AM]ICAN IDEALS4 ,PEOPLE SAY1 & BELIEVE1 AB\T ! NEW PRESID5T & HIS PROGRAM1 0,?IS IS NOT ,AM]ICA10 REF]R+ TO IDEALS SU* AS FAIRNESS1 EQUAL JU/ICE1 OP5NESS TO O!R CULTURES & PEOPLES1 & UNITY4 ,! DANG]S ( IDEALIZ+ 0,AM]ICA0 >E OBVI\S4 ,I BELIEVE FRE$OM & JU/ICE >E 9T]NATIONAL VALUES1 NOT NATIONAL4 ,& ! PRESID5T'S VALUES >E JU/ AS ,AM]ICAN1 9 REALITY4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?IS S5SE ( 0,AM]ICA0 AS AN IDEAL1 AL?\< RISKY1 IS NOT SO BAD1 IF--AS ,I S5SE--PEOPLE >E NOT CONCEIV+ IT AS 5JOY$ AT ! EXP5SE ( PEOPLES ELSE:]E 7JU/ ! OPPOSITE7 & IF IT IS C\NT]POS$ TO ! O!R1 REGRESSIVE ,AM]ICANISM WE KN[ SO WELL4 ,IT CAN BE A WAY ( FI<T+ OV] ! DIRECTION ( ! C\NTRY4 

,*3 ,W\LD Y\ SAY ?IS CONTRADICTION1 ?IS HONOR+ ( 0,AM]ICAN0 VALUES :ILE BE+ AW>E ?AT !Y'RE NOT REALLY MORE 0,AM]ICAN0 ?AN !IR CONTR>IES1 IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE ( HOLD+ 9 M9D 0TWO IDEAS :I* SEEM$ TO BE 9 OPPOSITION08 

,J,B3 ,& ( MY *>ACT] ,>?UR'S AW>5ESS BO? ( ! ,AM]ICA ?AT HAT$ & FE>$ HIM & ( ! 0BLACK ,AM]ICAN10 EQUAL 9 A C\NTRY ?AT DOES NOT YET EXI/1 :I* HE FELT HIMSELF TO BE4 

  
  

,EV]Y?+ N[1 WE MU/ ASSUME1 IS 9 \R H&S2 WE HAVE NO RI<T TO ASSUME O!RWISE4 ,IF WE--& N[ ,I MEAN ! RELATIVELY CONSCI\S :ITES & ! RELATIVELY CONSCI\S BLACKS1 :O MU/1 LIKE LOV]S1 9SI/ ON1 OR CREATE1 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! O!RS--DO NOT FALT] 9 \R DUTY N[1 WE MAY BE ABLE1 H&FUL ?AT WE >E1 TO 5D ! RACIAL NI<TM>E1 & A*IEVE \R C\NTRY1 & *ANGE ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 

7,! ,FIRE ,NEXT ,TIME1 #a#i#f#c7  
  

,*3 ,?IS PASSAGE1 ALMO/ AT ! 5D ( Y\R MO/ FAM$ BOOK1 EXPRESSES A LIFELONG BELIEF ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUILD A JU/ SOCIETY-- NOT ONE MORE JU/ ?AN N[1 BUT ONE :OSE DEF9+ *>ACT]I/IC IS JU/ICE4 

,J,B3 ,!RE >E V>I\S WAYS TO APPROA* ?OSE S5T5CES4 ,ONE CAN PUT !M BACK 9TO HI/ORICAL CONTEXT2 ?AT IS1 PO9T \T H[ !Y MIRROR ! HOPEFUL MOOD ( ! E>LY CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T4 ,OR ONE CAN NOTE ?AT LAT] ,I US$ MORE REVOLUTION>Y LANGUAGE1 AT LEA/ 9 A C]TA9 P]IOD4 ,AT ! 5D ( ,NO ,NAME 9 ! ,/REET1 9 #a#i#g#b1 ,I SPOKE ( A GLOBAL CRISIS 9 :I* 0,AN OLD WORLD IS DY+1 & A NEW ONE1 KICK+ 9 ! BELLY ( ITS MO!R1 TIME1 ANN\NCES ?AT IT IS READY TO BE BORN40 

,*3 ,SO Y\ W]E ATTRACT$ TO ! IDEA ( HI/ORICAL 9EVITABILITY1 AS 9 ,M>XISM8 

,J,B3 ,I WAS NEV] A ,M>XI/4 ,BUT YES1 MANY ( ! RADICALS ?\<T ?AT WAY !N4 ,CLE>LY1 ! \TCOME WAS DIFF]5T1 AT LEA/ = ?AT TIME4 

,*3 ,IS ?AT :Y1 9 ,JU/ ,ABOVE ,MY ,HEAD1 Y\ BALANCE Y\R PROTAGONI/'S BELIEF AGA9/ Y\R N>RATOR'S SKEPTICISM8 

,J,B3 ,I ?\<T IT WAS IMPORTANT = READ]S TO ANSW] = !MSELVES4 ,IT IS ! MO/ BASIC QUE/ION--IS ! WORLD DE/9$ TO GO ON 9 ! FUTURE AS 9 ! PA/1 UNEQUAL & UNJU/1 OR CAN WE *ANGE IT8 ,SO1 IF Y\'LL P]MIT ME1 ,I WANT TO BR+ ?IS /ATEM5T 9 MY #aifc BOOK 9TO ! PRES5T4 ,I HAVE ! IMPRESSION1 TODAY1 ?AT \T ( EV]Y?+ ,I MI<T HAVE SAID1 ?IS IDEA1 ?AT WORK+ TOGE!R WE CAN *ANGE ! WORLD1 IS N[ ! LEA/ ACCEPT$4 ,I S5SE ?AT MO/ Y\NG PEOPLE TODAY 7P>TICUL>LY BUT NOT ONLY ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS7 BELIEVE1 AS MY N>RATOR DID1 9 A WORLD ?AT WILL NOT *ANGE 9 ANY BASIC WAY1 & SO 9 A FUTURE 9 :I* !Y WILL SEEK TO LIVE ) DIGNITY1 & TO GA9 SOCIAL TRACTION1 :ILE ALWAYS ON GU>D AGA9/1 & PREP>$ TO FI<T BACK AGA9/1 OPPRESSION & DISCRIM9ATION--AS WE HAVE ALWAYS LIV$--BUT WILL NEV] TRULY BE EQUAL OR FREE4 

,*3 ,SOME?+ LIKE ?AT IS TRUE ( MY /UD5TS 7,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN /UD5TS 9CLUD$74 ,!Y 0GET0 Y\R WORKS AS 9DICTM5TS ( 9JU/ICE4 ,!Y 0GET0 Y\ AS A CRITIC ( SEXISM & A PROPHET ( ,L,G,B,T,Q FRE$OM1 & RESPECT Y\ AS A FRONT-L9] 9 ! CIVIL RI<TS /RUGGLE4 ,BUT1 9TELLECTUALLY & EXP]I5TIALLY1 IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT = !M TO GRASP ?AT Y\ 7& O!RS7 C\LD ACTUALLY HAVE ?\<T IT POSSIBLE = ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS & O!RS1 & 9DE$ WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE OV]ALL1 TO GA9 FULL FRE$OM & EQUALITY 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,&1 AS REG>DS ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS1 ?IS IS ALSO ! VIEWPO9T ( SOME REC5T1 PROM95T WORKS SU* AS ,TA-,NEHISI ,COATES' ,BETWE5 ! ,WORLD & ,ME 7:I* ,I HOPE TO WRITE MORE AB\T SUBSEQU5TLY74 

,J,B3 ,TRULY1 IT IS MU* MORE PLAUSIBLE TO IMAG9E ! FUTURE ?IS WAY4 ,!RE IS HALF A C5TURY'S HI/ORY TO BACK UP ?IS EXPECTATION--S9CE ! 5ORM\S COMPROMISE ?AT 5D$ ! CIVIL RI<TS /RUGGLE1 ( 5ACT+ =MAL RI<TS )\T ACTUAL EQUALITY4 ,& IT'S ! LESSON ( ! HORRIBLE *A9 ( POLICE MURD]S WE HAVE LIV$ ) SO 9TIMATELY 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 ?ANKS TO SOCIAL M$IA4 ,SO ,I ADMIT ?AT MY WORDS FROM #aifc CAN LOOK NAIVE OR OV]BL[N4 

,BUT ,I ?9K WE NE$ TO TAKE ?OSE WORDS S]I\SLY4 ,I ?9K WE MU/1 ONCE AGA91 HAVE A CONCEPTION ( FUNDAM5TAL JU/ICE AS \R GOAL4 ,ONE REASON IS ?AT )\T SOME SU* BELIEF ! MOVEM5T ( RESI/ANCE Y\ REF] TO WILL REMA9 TRAPP$ 9 *OOS+ BETWE5 ! TWO MAJOR P>TIES1 OR TRY+ TO PU% ONE ( !M 9 A BETT] DIRECTION1 :I* MEANS BECOM+ SATELLITES TO !M1 9/EAD ( BUILD+ A LONG-T]M MOVEM5T = JU/ICE & BETT]M5T4 ,ANO!R REASON IS ?AT NO ONE JO9S OR /AYS = YE>S & DECADES 9 SU* A MOVEM5T )\T BELIEV+ 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( FUNDAM5TAL *ANGE4 ,BUT REALLY1 ! MO/ BASIC REASON = BELIEV+ :AT ,I SAID-- ! REASON ,I WROTE IT--IS ?AT IT IS TRUE1 OR CAN BECOME TRUE4 ,:5 PEOPLE /OP ?9K+ 9 T]MS ( :AT CAN BE GA9$ )9 & BY ! RULES ( ! EXI/+ POLITICS1 & 9/EAD />T BELIEV+ 9 !IR [N ABILITY TO CON/RUCT ! FUTURE1 !N ! FUTURE OP5S UP & EXP&S BEYOND :AT PREVI\SLY SEEM$ POSSIBLE4 

,*3 ,IS ?AT :AT Y\ MEANT BY ! TITLE ( ! NOVEL Y\ WROTE !N1 ,ANO!R ,C\NTRY8 

,J,B3 ,I MEANT MU* MORE4 ,I WAS ?9K+ ( V]SES 9 ! ,LETT] TO ! ,HEBREWS3 0,& TRULY1 IF !Y HAD BE5 M9DFUL ( ?AT C\NTRY FROM :5CE !Y CAME \T1 !Y MI<T HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE RETURN$4 ,BUT N[ !Y DESIRE A BETT] C\NTRY1 ?AT IS1 AN HEAV5LY3 :]E=E ,GOD IS NOT A%AM$ TO BE CALL$ !IR ,GOD3 = HE HA? PREP>$ = !M A CITY40 ,I REALLY BELIEV$ !N1 ,I BELIEVE N[1 ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = US1 TOGE!R1 TO BUILD ?AT CITY1 H]E1 ON ?IS E>?4 ,BUT ,I DON'T NECESS>ILY ASK ACTIVI/S TODAY TO %>E ?AT BELIEF4 ,IF PEOPLE D>E TO BELIEVE !Y CAN RE%APE !IR C\NTRY1 ?AT IS A />T4 

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