Martin & Malcolm & America: a dream or a nightmareA landmark book examining the relationship between the thought and the lives of two great men and their challenge to us all. King saw America as "essentially a dream", Malcolm saw the same America as a "realized nightmare". Yet Cone reveals two men whose missions were complementary and moving towards convergence. |
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User Review - morningrob - LibraryThingI was very disappointed by this book. As this is considered a classic, I expected a better argument from Cone. However, I cannot in any agree with his thesis that these two leaders generally came ... Read full review
Contents
A Dream or a Nightmare? | 1 |
The Making of a Dreamer 192955 | 19 |
The Making of a Bad Nigger 192552 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Martin & Malcolm & America: a dream or a nightmare |
| Author | James H. Cone |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Orbis Books, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0883447215, 9780883447215 |
| Length | 358 pages |
| Subjects | › › African Americans African Americans/ Intellectual life/ 20th century African Americans/ Religion Afro-Americans Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage Biography & Autobiography / Religious Black nationalism Black nationalism/ United States History / United States / General Social Science / Black Studies (Global) Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations United States |
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