A deft, readable examination of two icons of Black resistance "This book is more than a must- read; it is an essential read if one is interested in a multidimensional view of two icons in American History."--Brenda R.
A volume in the series New Perspectives on the History of the South, edited by John David Smith About the Author: Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson is associate professor of American h.
Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson is associate professor of American history and culture at the University of Munich in Germany.
Most provocative, she suggests what might have been, as their philosophies began to converge, were it not for a pair of assassins\' bullets.
In a crisp, fascinating narrative, she reveals the interconnectedness of their goals, their visions, and their legacies.
She offers a concise account of their lives, accomplishments, and challenges.
Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson compares and contrasts these two giants in her fascinating dual biography. points out in his foreword, the parallels and divergences between the two men remain striking.
As Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Du Bois had more than a half-century earlier.
E.
B.
Washington and W. and Malcolm X have come to symbolize the two primary strands of Black political thought during the civil rights movement, much as Booker T.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Integration versus separatism.
Both grew up to be icons of the civil rights movement.
Both were sons of Baptist ministers.
Another saw this as a nightmare that served only the interest of wealthy whites.
Teachers will find this book useful in informing students how the Struggle against white supremacy powerfully transformed the lives of its participants and the nation."--Steven Lawson, Rutgers University One man dreamed of a country united in true racial equality. and Malcolm X that, without diminishing their differences, illuminates surprising similarities.
Simmons, University of North Carolina-Charlotte "Waldschmidt-Nelson has written a myth-shattering account of Martin Luther King Jr.
A deft, readable examination of two icons of Black resistance "This book is more than a must- read; it is an essential read if one is interested in a multidimensional view of two icons in American History."--Brenda R
