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James Baldwin at the Selma March

If Beale Street Could Talk

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James Baldwin: Media

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James Baldwin

James Baldwin

James Baldwin, 1975.

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James Baldwin

James Baldwin

James Baldwin, 1953.

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James Baldwin at the Selma March

James Baldwin at the Selma March

Author James Baldwin (center) addressing a crowd after participating in the Selma...

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If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

KiKi Layne (left) and Stephan James in a scene from the 2018 film If Beale Street...

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