How to Escape the Rat Race and Find Freedom Like James Baldwin
Do you feel observed and intruded upon? Society can be moralistic and prurient. It can be hard to be creative or truly free. To escape this we can learn from writer James Baldwin, who when facing this undertook that most inwardly liberating of moves: he went into exile.
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“James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist and activist whose writings on racism and the idea of self-acceptance in 20th century America challenged readers to investigate their innermost thoughts and beliefs…”
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Produced in collaboration with:
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