*The Racial Justice Advocates of the First Parish Church invites you to join us in two zoom meetings as part of our James Baldwin Summer events.*
*September 9: I am Not Your Negro.* The Zoom link can be found at under events at *https://www.fplincoln.org/rja/ <https://www.fplincoln.org/rja/>* >From the New York Times (2-2017): … the film..."*I Am Not Your Negro* is a thrilling introduction to [Baldwin's] work, a remedial course in American history, and an advanced seminar in racial politics — a concise, roughly 90-minute movie with the scope and impact of a 10-hour mini-series or a literary doorstop. It is not an easy or a consoling movie, but it is the opposite of bitter or despairing." And Baldwin said “I can’t be a pessimist because I’m alive...I’m forced to be an optimist." The movie lasts 90 minutes, and we will have a half hour discussion afterwards. Hope you will join us! [image: image.png] September 16: Go Tell it on the Mountain. The zoom link can be found under events at *https://www.fplincoln.org/rja/ <https://www.fplincoln.org/rja/>* Baldwin’s first novel is considered his finest. Based on the author’s experiences as a teenaged preacher in a small revivalist church, the novel describes two days and a long night in the life of the Grimes family, particularly 14-year-old John and his stepfather, Gabriel. It is a classic of contemporary African American literature <https://www.britannica.com/art/African-American-literature>. This last meeting of the James Baldwin Summer will provide a discussion of this book and opportunities for reflection on all we have learned during the James Baldwin Summer. * Please join us! * Joan Kimball for the Racial Justice Advocates
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