Begin Again
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What’s it about?
James Baldwin’s vision of America as a cycle of promise and betrayal, and what his hard-won truths mean for our own fractured moment.
You’ll learn
- America's story is a cycle, not a straight line
- The 'lie' of innocence corrupts the nation
- Obama's presidency was a dangerous illusion
- True hope is an active choice, not optimism