An edition of The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. (2020)

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An edition of The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. (2020)

Sword and the Shield

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

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Dual political biographies of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.

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Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
373

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Subjects
King, martin luther, jr., 1929-1968, X, malcolm, 1925-1965, United states, history
People
John Kennedy, Lindon Johnson, Stokley Carmichael, Elijah Muhammad
Places
Birmingham, Alabama, Harlem, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Selma
Times
1940-1970

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The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Oct 05, 2021, Basic Books
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Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr
2020, Basic Books
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Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr
2020, Basic Books
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First Sentence

"On Thursday, March 26, 1964, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. descended, separately, on the United States Senate building."

Table of Contents

Introduction. Beyond Dreams and Nightmares Page 1 Chapter 1. The Radical Dignity of Malcolm X Page 25 Chapter 2. The radical Citizenship of Martin Luther King Page 55 Chapter 3. The World Stage Page 81 Chapter 4. A World on Fire Page 103 Chapter 5. Birmingham's Radicals Page 135 Chapter 6. "Now Is the Time to Make Real the Promise of Democracy" Page 157 Chapter 7. "What Is a Dream to You Is a Nightmare to Us" Page 173 Chapter 8. "Seeking Freedom Like Dr. King, but Faster" Page 199 Chapter 9. The Radical King Page 235 Chapter 10. The Revolutionary King Page 267 Epilogue. The Legacy of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Page 307 Acknowledgments Page 319 Archives Sourced Page 325 Notes Page 329 Index Page 361

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Copyright Date
2020

Classifications

Library of Congress
E185.97.K5 J67 2020

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Pagination
viii, 373p
Number of pages
373
Weight
630 grams

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Open Library
OL29453154M
Internet Archive
swordshieldrevol0000jose
ISBN 13
9781541617865
LCCN
2019051608
OCLC/WorldCat
1109808084

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