Two quotes that I found important from this documentary are “History is not the past, “It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history.” and “To look around the United States today is enough to make prophets and angels weep. This is not the land of the free; it is only sporadically the home of the brave.” The second quote in particular resonated with me because these words are found in the Declaration, a very powerful meaning to the citizens of the United States, Baldwin in a way turned the words against them.
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I also love that quotation! Not the land of the free… but sometimes the home of a few brave people. It makes me want to be brave. Thank you for sharing.
Sincerely,
Prof. Edelson