In 1962 James Baldwin, the American novelist, essayist, playwright and civil rights activist, spoke with Studs Terkel about life, literature, boxing, and the signs of the changing times. This is one of the most popular historical broadcasts in the Studs Terkel Radio Archives which opened to the public on May 16, 2018.
James Baldwin (09/29/1962)

James Baldwin, 1955 (Photo: Carl Van Vechten loc.gov)