The sword and the shield : the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. /
The Sword and the Shield is a dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. Peniel E. Joseph reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The Sword and the Shield is a dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. Peniel E. Joseph reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 373 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781541617865 154161786X |