Text (film): I Am Not Your Negro Author: James Baldwin In the film, "I Am Not Your Negro," James Baldwin attempts to educate others about race in Western society. Baldwin suggests that "the story of the Negro is the story of America." He states that the term "nigger" is a constructed concept created by whites in an effort to dehumanize African Americans and maintain a sense of superiority. Western society reinforces white superiority through the policies and institutions it creates. Baldwin states that the schools that Negros attend are inadequate to those attended by their white counterparts. The textbooks used portray African Americans as inhumane and uncivilized. According to Baldwin, because of these school experiences, "Negro children discover that there is no place for them in society at a very young age." In an attempt to change the educational experiences of Negro children, Dumas would suggest that Negro children need an educatio...