James Baldwin: A Man For Our Times with Eddie Glaude
b'America is at a crossroads. It is a time of moral reckoning, an opportunity for the nation to choose whether it will become a genuinely multiracial democracy. That\\u2019s the view of Eddie Glaude, African American scholar and author of the New York Times bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin\\u2019s America and Its Urgent Lessons For Our Own. He believes that Baldwin, the great novelist and essayist who bore witness to American racial strife in the mid-20th century, is a man for our times and that we can look to him for guidance as we think about colonial history, slavery, race and identity.In March 2022 Glaude came to Intelligence Squared when, in conversation with historian Christienna Fryar, he shared the insight and inspiration he has drawn from Baldwin\\u2019s writing. He set out the urgent need to abolish the idea of white America and to confront the truth about the country\\u2019s past \\u2013 slavery and Jim Crow segregation \\u2013 not to posit the greatness of America, but to establish the ground upon which to imagine the country anew.\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.\\xa0\\nAnd while you\\u2019re listening, why not visit Intelligencesquared.com and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about some of our great upcoming events and deals.\\nIf you\\u2019d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared. Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'