The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Basic Books, 2021.
Paperback. 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.....