James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Debate

In 1965 at the Cambridge Union in the UK, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley held a historic debate that illuminated America’s racial divide.

Baldwin & Buckley: 1965 Debate Reimagined

In our updated reenactment of the motion Baldwin and Buckley addressed we pose the question: Is the American Dream Is Still at the Expense of African Americans, with talks by contemporary public intellectuals and university debate team students. 

David Frum, political commentator and staff writer, The Atlantic;
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Harvard Kennedy Center
Rebuttal questions: Michael Franklin and David Edgerton, Howard University Debate Team
Yara Shahidi, Actress, Producer & Change Agent

Moderator: Nicholas Buccola, author, The Fire Is Upon Us