Previous to watching this documentary, I really did not know much about James Baldwin. I only knew that he was a novelist and a playwriter, but that was the extent of my knowledge of him. It was interesting to hear another persepective of the Civil Rights Movement and racial tensions in America. The scary thing for me is that many of the things that Baldwin said in the documentary can still be applied to conditions today. In the documentary, they showed images of the present day with Baldwin doing a voiceover. It’s amazing, or actually chilling, to see how many things of the past are still relevant today. One thing that resonated with me was when Baldwin said that the problem white people have with black people is a fear that exists in their heads. I totally agree with this because I think sometimes people are living in the shadow of the horrors of slavery and the guilt that comes with it. They feel as if they keep black people oppressed, there will be not retaliation or revenge taken on white people. Granted, there are some blacks who have this idea of “black superiority,” however, a majority just want the chance to be the best version of themselves without the color of their skin determining everything. Personally, I think people who are racist, have a mental illness because we are all human beings yet sometimes we treat each other like we are from a different species. It makes no sense. It is so exhausting that we still have to have these conversations today. I really don’t know if anything will ever change, however, I always have to push myself to keep fighting and standing up against oppression of ALL kind, no matter how tiring it gets sometimes.