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Dreams and nightmares : Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the struggle for Black equality in America /

Compares the lives and civil rights views of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waldschmidt-Nelson, Britta
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the German.
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]
Series:New perspectives on the history of the South.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968.
X, Malcolm, > 1925-1965.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Political and social views.
X, Malcolm, > 1925-1965 > Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Influence.
X, Malcolm, > 1925-1965 > Influence.
African American political activists > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:Compares the lives and civil rights views of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Item Description:From original German text entitled GegenSpieler (Fischer Verlag, 2001) with parts rewritten for an American audience; large parts of the introduction and the final chapter are completely new.
Physical Description:xxxvii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813037233 (hc : acid-free paper)
0813037239 (hc : acid-free paper)