"You must put yourself in the skin of a black man," writes author James Baldwin in 'The Fire Next Time.' Baldwin's timeless work seeks to transform the reader from a passive consumer of words to a compassionate member of society who seeks to understand the experiences of another through confrontation. "The brutality with which Negroes are treated in this country simply cannot be overstated, however unwilling white men may be to hear it," Baldwin shares. Acknowledging the incredible task at hand, Baldwin's message urges us not to cower in the face of its perceived impossibility, because human history, not least the history of African Americans, "testifies to the perpetual achievement of the impossible."
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