The sword and the shield : the revolutionary lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. /
Peniel E. Joseph.
- First trade paperback edition.
- xvi, 377 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781541617865 9781541619616
2019051608
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.