Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s : a brief history with documents / David Howard-Pitney.
2004
E185.61 .H85 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 1960s : a brief history with documents / David Howard-Pitney.
Author
Howard-Pitney, David.
ISBN
9780312395056 (pbk.)
0312395051 (pbk.)
0312395051 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2004.
Language
English
Description
xv, 207 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
E185.61 .H85 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.1196/073
Summary
This work brings together some of the best primary sources on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Through their writings and speeches, we can appreciate the roles they played in the freedom crusade of the 1950s and 1960s. We not only get a good summary of their essential teachings but we also get insight into their individual styles and personalities.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Bedford series in history and culture.
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Table of Contents
Formative influences and ideas
Social ends : racial integration versus separation
Means of struggle : nonviolent resistance versus "by any means necessary"
On America : dream or nightmare?
Critiques of rival racial programs and philosophies
Eras of convergence.
Social ends : racial integration versus separation
Means of struggle : nonviolent resistance versus "by any means necessary"
On America : dream or nightmare?
Critiques of rival racial programs and philosophies
Eras of convergence.