Sword and the Shield

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

hardcover, 373 pages

English language

Published Aug. 11, 2020 by Basic Books.

ISBN:
978-1-5416-1786-5
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4 stars (2 reviews)

Dual political biographies of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.

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4 stars

a history of Malcolm X and MLK interwoven through their lives, it reads a little like someone's thesis, but is still compelling and very timely. Full of excerpts of speeches and placed solidly in the events of the time, i really enjoyed it and learned an awful lot, despite having read into the two of them separately previously. My only complaint is the reader's attempts at copying the voices of the people he was quoting (Bobby Kennedy, ugh!). Only an issue with the audio version, obviously.

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Subjects

  • King, martin luther, jr., 1929-1968
  • X, malcolm, 1925-1965