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Author:

Waldschmidt-Nelson, Britta.

Title:

Dreams and nightmares : Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the struggle for Black equality in America / Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xxxvii, 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968.
X, Malcolm,--1925-1965.
King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Political and social views.
X, Malcolm,--1925-1965--Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Influence.
X, Malcolm,--1925-1965--Influence.
African American political activists--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

From original German text entitled GegenSpieler (Fischer Verlag, 2001) with parts rewritten for an American audience; large parts of the introduction and the final chapter are completely new--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Chronology -- The American Nightmare : A Brief History of Oppression -- Roots of Rage, Sources of Hope : Family and Religion in the Lives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X -- Beloved Brothers or Blue-Eyed Devils : Disparate Visions in the Struggle for Equality -- From Civil Rights to Human Rights? Coming Together in the End? -- A Continuing Struggle : The Political and Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.

Series:

New perspectives on the history of the South

ISBN:

0813037239 (acid-free paper)
9780813037233 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2011018993

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)