James Baldwin Quote

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that rage so that it won't destroy you.


Time, August 1965


To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that ...

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that ...

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that ...

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. So that the first problem is how to control that ...