I am not your Negro – Film Analysis Essay

Watch I am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin and Race in America) 

and write a 350-word essay that responds to these questions Be sure to check the rubric before you submit to make sure you covered everything!

1. Who is James Baldwin?
2. What is he trying to do in this film?
3. Who are the three friends whom he wants to tell the story of race in America through?
4. Why are those three men so significant (including James Baldwin)?
5. Analyze the following three quotes:

• What does Baldwin mean when he states: "History is not the past. It is the present."  (What connections were made in the film between early racial oppression and today?)
• What does Baldwin mean when he states: "White is a metaphor for power."
• What does Baldwin mean when he states: "White people invented the negro."
• What’s the overall takeaway message from the film?