The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola

The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America

Nicholas Buccola

496 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A great read.--Whoopi Goldberg, The ViewHow the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America's racial divide On February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 66%
challenging 44%
emotional 33%
inspiring 22%
dark 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

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