Remember This House
June 5, 2020 8:46 PM Subscribe
The 2017 documentary I Am Not Your Negro (SLYT trailer) is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and takes its script from Remember This House, a manuscript by James Baldwin left unfinished following his death in 1987. The film's narration is entirely from the book and is accompanied by photos and video clips that cover the the history and culture surrounding the deaths of Medgar Evers, Malcom X, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the early beginnings of the BLM movement. I Am Not Your Negro is available on several streaming sites including Amazon.com
baldwin is the greatest american writer of the 20th century. perhaps the greatest american writer period.
posted by entropicamericana at 7:35 AM on June 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by entropicamericana at 7:35 AM on June 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
His was an incendiary and singular intellect.
This film is extraordinary.
posted by uberchet at 7:02 PM on June 11, 2020
This film is extraordinary.
posted by uberchet at 7:02 PM on June 11, 2020
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