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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-08-14
15%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Nobody Knows Productions
Karen Thorsen
Maysles Films
Movie: James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)
Maya Angelou
Self
Amiri Baraka
Self
William Styron
Self
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James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.
Release Date
1989-08-14
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