{"product_id":"the-sword-and-the-shield-peniel-e-joseph-9781541619616","title":"The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"landmark\" (Ibram X. Kendi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e) dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Sword and the Shield\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Now updated with a new afterword, this is a strikingly revisionist account of Malcolm and Martin, the era they defined, and their lasting impact on today's Movement for Black Lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peniel E. Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541619617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541619616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 1.18d","brand":"Peniel E. Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053883748607,"sku":"9781541619616","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_424863b4-b423-4754-b950-1d44e77c6cd8.jpg?v=1685026782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sword-and-the-shield-peniel-e-joseph-9781541619616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}