James Baldwin and William F. Buckley debate the topic " Is the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro?" at the Cambridge Union Debate.

The image shows the debaters and their undergraduate debaters entering the Cambridge Union. This debate is a historic one, and provided many people in Europe a view of the very distinct philosophies occuring simultaneously in the United States.

This image is from the full length debate posted to Youtube, originally streamed by the BBC. Millions of people have viewed this debate and talk of it's significance to this day.

"James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary battle from 1965." Youtube, uploaded by Aeon Video, 13 Aug 2017,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tekah3a5wQ

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