"The young generation of whites, Blacks, browns, whatever else there is-you're living at a time of revolution," Malcolm told young people in the United Kingdom in December 1964. "And I for one will join in with anyone, I don't care what color you are, as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth." Four talks and an interview given to young people in Ghana, the UK, and the United States in the last months of Malcolm's life."Revivified to an extent that even the best biographies rarely achieve?. [A]ny sizable library serving Spanish-speaking young adults should include [Malcolm X habla a la juventud, Spanish edition of Malcolm X Talks to Young People]."- Críticas review of the Spanish edition.Preface by Steve Clark, 8-page photo section and other photos, notes, and index.

This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King upends longstanding preconceptions to transform 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 vs. nonviolence, black power vs. civil rights, the sword vs. the shield. The struggle for black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable part of American democracy, the movement's militancy is either vilified or erased outright. In The Sword and the Shield, Peniel E. Joseph upends these misconceptions and reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define.

"The young generation of whites, blacks, browns--you're living at a time of revolution". Speeches from Africa, Britain, and the U.S.