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The Sword and the Shield (The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.) - 9781541619616
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Product Details
Author:
Peniel E. Joseph
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
400
Publisher:
Basic Books (October 5, 2021)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781541619616
ISBN-10:
1541619617
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25" x 1.55"
Case Pack:
20
File:
hbgusa-hbgusa_onix30_P9697050_02092026-20260209.xml
Folder:
hbgusa
List Price:
$22.99
As low as:
$17.70
Publisher Identifier:
P-HACH
Discount Code:
A
Weight:
12.48oz
Audience:
General/trade
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Basic Books
Overview
This “landmark” (Ibram X. Kendi) 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.
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.
