liked the film a lot, the best parts were the clips of Baldwin himself speaking. Spellbinding is exactly the right word. i was somewhat distracted by Jackson's

liked the film a lot, the best parts were the clips of Baldwin himself speaking. Spellbinding is exactly the right word. i was somewhat distracted by Jackson's narration. a huge contrast in energy. spoken, basically, like an older man. and i suppose that could be by design since i gather the narration is from later writings of Baldwin. either way, i thought it was interesting how much extra magic and feeling he could convey in the words, via his delivery. it certainly has a way of cutting through any preprogrammed white defensiveness that may be secretly lingering. im sure a lot of this footage is on youtube (especially the panel with MLK and Malcom X) and i would definitely check that out if nothing else.