"A Negro Assays on the Negro Mood," The New York Times (March 12, 1961), published in the collection as "East River, Downtown: Postscript to a Letter from Harlem"
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At the rate things are going here, all of Africa will be free before we can get a lousy cup of coffee.
— James Baldwin
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At the rate things are going here, all of Africa will be free before we can get a lousy cup of coffee." in the context of ""A Negro Assays on the Negro Mood," The New York Times (March 12, 1961), published in the collection as "East River, Downtown: Postscript to a Letter from Harlem"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "James Baldwin" (Quotes, Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son (1961))
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About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
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