The sword and the shield the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense vs. nonvoilence, black power vs. civil rights, the sword vs. the shield. The struggle for black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailab...
| Main Author: | Joseph, Peniel E. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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