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Nurse on Baldwin's civil rights advocacy alongside movement leaders

New York City Council · Aug 13, 2026 · starts 0:03:33 · 30 sec

Chair Nurse adds that during the civil rights movement, Baldwin advocated for racial equity and universal human dignity alongside figures including Medgar Evers, Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., describing his work as bearing witness to the truth.

Sandy Nurse

I didn't want to steal your thunder.

Sandy Nurse

Just a few more notes.

Sandy Nurse

That during the civil rights movement, Baldwin advocated for racial equity and universal human dignity alongside civil rights luminaries, including Medgar Evers, Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Sandy Nurse

He described his work as bearing witness to the truth and observed that no society can smash the social contract and be exempt from the consequences.