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

by Nicholas Buccola

Book Overview

"A great read."--Whoopi Goldberg, The View

How 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 Cambridge, England, to witness a historic televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the civil rights movement, and William F. Buckley Jr., a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691181543
• ISBN13: 9780691181547
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"