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X-WR-CALNAME:“Know Whence You Came:” James Baldwin\, Public Intellectua
 l: A Public Discussion
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DESCRIPTION:This event will kick off “Know Whence You Came:” James Bald
 win\, Public Intellectual\, which will be on view February 27–July 25\, 
 2025 in the Michael T. Sillerman ’68 Rotunda\, Cornell University Librar
 y's Rare and Manuscript Collections.\n\n \n\nA Black man celebrated as a b
 rilliant public intellectual\, James Baldwin was direct and uncompromising
  about the truth as he experienced it. As essayist\, novelist\, playwright
 \, poet\, and civil rights activist\, he used his pen to express the anger
 \, pain\, and rage of twentieth-century Black American life. He was a trai
 lblazer for the Queer community\, weaving elements of his sexual experienc
 es throughout his writings and living openly as a gay man during times of 
 extreme homophobia. His work continues to inspire each generation that enc
 ounters it.\n\n \n\nSpeakers: \n\nCornell University Emeritus Professors A
 nne Adams and Kenneth McClane\; and Kofi Acree\, Curator\, Africana Collec
 tions\, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.\n\n \n\nSchedule:\n\n
 1:30pm-2:00pm\, Kofi Acree\, the curator of the exhibit will be there to t
 alk about the installation of the exhibit.\n2:00pm-3:00pm\, Kofi Acree\, C
 urator\, Africana Collections\, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collection
 s\, will facilitate a conversation with Cornell University Emeritus Profes
 sors Anne Adams and Kenneth McClane. Professors Adams and McClane will in 
 part talk about the impact that James Baldwin had in America and throughou
 t the world. They will also share personal stories about Baldwin.
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LOCATION:Rare and Manuscript Collections\, 2B Kroch Library
SUMMARY:“Know Whence You Came:” James Baldwin\, Public Intellectual: A 
 Public Discussion
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/know-whence-you-came-james-b
 aldwin-public-intellectual-a-public-discussion
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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