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Dreams and Nightmares - Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Struggle for Black Equality in America (Hardcover)
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Dreams and Nightmares - Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Struggle for Black Equality in America (Hardcover)
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A deft, readable examination of two icons of black resistance "This
book is more than a must- read; it is an essential read if one is
interested in a multidimensional view of two icons in American
History."--Brenda R. Simmons, University of North
Carolina-Charlotte "Waldschmidt-Nelson has written a
myth-shattering account of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
that, without diminishing their differences, illuminates surprising
similarities. Teachers will find this book useful in informing
students how the struggle against white supremacy powerfully
transformed the lives of its participants and the nation."--Steven
Lawson, Rutgers University One man dreamed of a country united in
true racial equality. Another saw this as a nightmare that served
only the interest of wealthy whites. Both were sons of Baptist
ministers. Both grew up to be icons of the civil rights movement.
Integration versus separatism. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
have come to symbolize the two primary strands of black political
thought during the civil rights movement, much as Booker T.
Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois had more than a half-century earlier.
As Henry Louis Gates Jr. points out in his foreword, the parallels
and divergences between the two men remain striking.Britta
Waldschmidt-Nelson compares and contrasts these two giants in her
fascinating dual biography. She offers a concise account of their
lives, accomplishments, and challenges. In a crisp, fascinating
narrative, she reveals the interconnectedness of their goals, their
visions, and their legacies. Most provocative, she suggests what
might have been, as their philosophies began to converge, were it
not for a pair of assassins' bullets. Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson is
associate professor of American history and culture at the
University of Munich in Germany. A volume in the series New
Perspectives on the History of the South, edited by John David
Smith
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