The Sword and the Shield
Read by
Zeno Robinson
Release:
03/31/2020
Runtime:
11h 50m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“Joseph tells the story of each man’s identity…making clear that we can never fully understand one without the other."
Time
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century’s most iconic African American leaders.
"A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post
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. 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.
"A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post
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. 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.
Release:
2020-03-31
Runtime:
11h 50m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781549156434
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
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