02483 a2200349 4500 BJBSDDR 20250716113958.0 ta 250506s2021 nyu 00| 0 eng d 9781541619616 1541619617 eng DLC eng 002 E 185.97 J83s 2021 Joseph, Peniel E., 1972- 41885 The sword and the shield : the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. / Peniel E. Joseph. Updated edition New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, 2021. xvi, 377 pages ; 21 cm. Includes Discussion Guide Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 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 family histories, religious affiliations, and class backgrounds, inspired each other throughout their adult lives. Malcolm's push to connect pan-Africanism to an international human rights agenda mirrored the "beloved community" that King eloquently articulated at the March at Washington. Similarly, the anti-war and anti-poverty campaigns of King's final years unleashed a stinging critique of racism, militarism, and materialism that echoed Malcolm's impassioned anti-colonialsim. In short, King was more revolutionary, and Malcolm more pragmatic, than we've been told. The Sword and the Shield is the definitive history of not only the revolutionary lives and political impact of these leaders, but also of the movement and era they came to define. -- From dust jacket King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 36962 X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 6753 Malcolm X, 1925-1965. 17266 Afroamericanos Derechos civiles 2179 Musulmanes negros 11025 Movimientos raciales 43283 Estados Unidos Trabajadores de los derechos civiles 18917 lcc BK rmza 123345 123345 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2025-05-06 0 002 E 185.97 J83s 2021 00000188860 2025-05-06 00:00:00 1 2025-05-06 BK