James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
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Screening of PBS historical documentary on the life of author/activist James Baldwin.
Join the Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies as we continue our celebration of the James Baldwin Centennial with a screening of the 1989 PBS documentary The Price of the Ticket, which delves into the life and enduring legacy of the author and activist James Baldwin. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the film’s director, Karen Thorsen, and Gregory Miller from the University Libraries.
From American Masters on PBS, James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket uses striking archival footage to evoke the atmosphere of Baldwin’s formative years—Harlem in the ’30s, his father’s fundamentalist church, and the émigré demimonde of postwar Paris. Newsreel clips from the ’60s capture Baldwin’s commentary on the drama of the Civil Rights Movement. The film also explores his quiet retreats in Paris, the South of France, Istanbul, and Switzerland—places where Baldwin could write away from America’s racial tensions.
This event is sponsored by the Center for African, Black, and Caribbean Studies, English Department and University Libraries.
For more information, please contact the Center for African, Black & Caribbean Studies at 516.877.4980 or at cabcs@adelphi.edu.