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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket - The Film - Education, Discussion Topics

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Dr. Maya Angelou: “We became friends in the late 50's: just as the United States was poised to make its quantum leap into the future; just as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and other Southerners were girding themselves for the second civil war in one hundred years; and just when Malcolm X was giving voice to the anger in the streets and in the minds of northern black city folks.” James Baldwin: “Between two or three weeks ago, I had to fly from Hollywood to New York to do a benefit with Martin at Carnegie Hall. I did not have a suit and had one fitted for me that afternoon. I wore the same suit at his funeral. What can I say? Medgar, Malcolm, Martin, murdered. I really cannot talk -- and yet I must.” James Baldwin: “It comes as a great shock around the age of five or six or seven to discover that the flag to which you have pledged allegiance, along with everybody else, has not pledged allegiance to you. It comes as a great shock to discover that Gary Cooper killing off the Ind

- Jimmy's Pulpit- Discussion Topics & Themes Photo: George E. Joseph Discover, Explore, Connect, Debate… 1. African-American History 2. Racism 3. Human Rights 4. The Continuum of Literature 5. The Role of Art in Social Change 6. Organized Religion & Exploring Faith 7. Homosexuality 8. Black Masculinity 9. Self-Imposed Exile 10. African-American Music 11. Criticism of Baldwin 12. Human Progress, Hope & Limits These themes – with on-camera comments from the film, selected written texts and related resources as starting points for discussion – connect us to Baldwin’s larger world, to the complex

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