The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
| AUTHOR | Joseph, Peniel E. |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (10/05/2021) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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This "landmark" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist) dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for Black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable part of American democracy, the movement's militancy is either vilified or erased outright. In The Sword and the Shield, Peniel E. Joseph upends these misconceptions and reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. Now updated with a new afterword, this is a strikingly revisionist account of Malcolm and Martin, the era they defined, and their lasting impact on today's Movement for Black Lives.
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ISBN-13:
9781541619616
ISBN-10:
1541619617
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
400
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
5.43 x 1.18 x 8.11 inches
Weight:
0.74 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Biography & Autobiography | African American & Black
Biography & Autobiography | African American & Black
Biography & Autobiography | Civil Rights
Dewey Decimal:
323.092
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This "landmark" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist) dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for Black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable part of American democracy, the movement's militancy is either vilified or erased outright. In The Sword and the Shield, Peniel E. Joseph upends these misconceptions and reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. Now updated with a new afterword, this is a strikingly revisionist account of Malcolm and Martin, the era they defined, and their lasting impact on today's Movement for Black Lives.
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Author:
Joseph, Peniel E.
Peniel E. Joseph is an assistant professor of Africana studies at SUNY-Stony Brook. The recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars and the Ford Foundation, his work has appeared in "Souls," "New Formations," and "The Black Scholar," and he is editor of a forthcoming anthology on the Black Power movement. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
International Center for Scholars and the Ford Foundation, his work has appeared in "Souls," "New Formations," and "The Black Scholar," and he is editor of a forthcoming anthology on the Black Power movement. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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