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"A great read."—Whoopi Goldberg, The ViewHow the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America's racial divideOn February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, England, to witness a historic televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the civil rights movement, and William F. Buckley Jr., a fierce critic of the movement and America's most influential conservative intellectual. The topic was "the American dream is at the expense of the American Negro," and no one who has seen the debate can soon forget it. Nicholas Buccola's The Fire Is upon Us is the first book to tell the full story of the event, the radically different paths that led Baldwin and Buckley to it, the controversies that followed, and how the debate and the decades-long clash between the men continues to illuminate America's racial divide today.Born in New York City only fifteen months apart, the Harlem-raised Baldwin and the privileged Buckley could not have been more different, but they both rose to the height of American intellectual life during the civil rights movement. By the time they met in Cambridge, Buckley was determined to sound the alarm about a man he considered an "eloquent menace." For his part, Baldwin viewed Buckley as a deluded reactionary whose popularity revealed the sickness of the American soul. The stage was set for an epic confrontation that pitted Baldwin's call for a moral revolution in race relations against Buckley's unabashed elitism and implicit commitment to white supremacy.A remarkable story of race and the American dream, The Fire Is upon Us reveals the deep roots and lasting legacy of a conflict that continues to haunt our politics.

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First, a word of caution to anyone interested in reading this book. The actual coverage of the Buckley - Baldwin debate itself is a very small fraction of the book's contents. Rather, the book consists of a lengthy but fascinating traversal of the civil rights era through the lens of Buckley and Baldwin and their respective worldviews. This is followed by the shorter section covering the debate, which is then followed by a lengthy section describing the milieu in the years following the debate - again, through the lens of Buckley and Baldwin.I found the entire thing fascinating, with the sharp contrasts in intellectual outlook between Buckley and Baldwin forming fertile ground for insight after insight. If you are worried that the author takes a particular "side," I would say that he is more sympathetic toward Baldwin, but not excessively so. I find the balance acceptable.In short, this is one of my favorite reads in 2019. Strongly recommended.

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