The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Peniel
Joseph
Basic Books
To most, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals. In The Sword and the Shield, Peniel E. Joseph reveals a nuanced portrait of the 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 the era they came to define.