“One of the things that distinguishes Americans from other people is that no other people have ever been so deeply involved in the lives of black men, and vice versa. This fact faced, with all its implications, it can be seen that the history of the American Negro problem is not merely shameful, it is also something of an achievement. For even the worst has been said, it must also be added that the perpetual challenge posed by this problem was always, somehow perpetually met. It is precisely this black-white experience which may prove of indispensable value to us in the world we grace today. The world is white no longer, and it will never be white again.”
James Baldwin, “Notes of a Native Son”, 1955
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