Baldwin at 95: Remembering a Life of Intellect and Activism

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• Sunday, Aug 4, 2019  2:30 p.m.

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The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in partnership with the Baton Foundation, Inc., will host a double film screening honoring the life, intellect, and activism of James Baldwin. This program is free and open to the public. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (86 mins.) An emotional portrait, a social critique, and a passionate plea for human equality, James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket is now considered a classic. Without using narration, the film allows Baldwin to tell his own story–exploring what it means to be born Black, impoverished, gay and gifted – in a world that has yet to understand that “all men are brothers.” I Am Not Your Negro (93 mins.) In this documentary, filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and a flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into Black history that connects the past of the modern Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for. This event is free and open to the public at 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.