The Sword and the Shield : The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and MartinLuther King Jr. (Peniel E. Joseph - BH) cup and saucer He entered politics

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Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln

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The Sword and the Shield : The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and MartinLuther King Jr. (Peniel E. Joseph - BH) cup and saucer He entered politicsby Peniel E. Joseph This landmark (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Timesbestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist) dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth centurys 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, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for