During Black History Month we look back at a seminal speech by close friend and fellow civil rights activist, the writer, essayist and poet James Baldwin. Baldwin debates whether the ‘American dream’ has been achieved at the expense of African-Americans, at an event at Cambridge University Union in 1965. From our archive. | The Guardian

American humanist James Baldwin debating William F. Buckley at the University of Cambridge in 1965. His words on racism still resonate today. An incredible piece of #HumanistHeritage. A true 'pin drop' speech. No one said it quite like Baldwin. | Humanists UK