Reexamines the ideology of the two most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960s
While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled, Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare.
Other books by James H. Cone include Black Theology and Black Power and The Spirituals and the Blues: An Interpretation.
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a country united in true racial equality.
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" This volume presents the two leaders’ relationship to the civil rights movement beyond a simplified dualism.
Essays examine the challenges faced by African Americans in preserving and shaping African-American history, exposing the myth and conflict surrounding such figures as Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, and Booker T. Washington.
To many, Malcolm X was a hero, delivering a message of opportunity and dignity for black America. To others, he was a threat, increasing the tensions between blacks and whites....
Black America has made tremendous progress, and the hard work of our leaders from the past and today was instrumental in making our future better.
The authors' own abridgement preserves the hallmark explanatory power of the parent text, helping students to understand not only what happened but why -- so they're never left wondering what's important.