How does Baldwin propose to alter the balance of power? What is his vision for change?

One of
the most praiseworthy features of , I believe, is that Baldwin does
not give a direct proposal, or prescription, for how to change the
status quo. To do so would be simplistic. The reader must infer, based on
the thoughtful and path-breaking analysis of race relations he presents, the steps that
individuals and the nation need to take.

An important point is that white
Americans, in general, do not seem to understand their own history or acknowledge that race has
affected everything in America. Baldwin is writing in the early 1960s, but his point, in spite
of the progress we have made as a...