EPISODE · Feb 24, 2018 · 22 MIN
The Political Thought of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
from The Counterpower Half Hour
When we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, we tend to think of them as opposites. King is thought of in terms of nonviolence and integration, while Malcolm is characterized by violence and hate. At the time of King’s death in 1968, black leaders thought of them as alternatives between which black people had to choose, instead of thinking of them as both offering answers to the problems of African-Americans. In this episode, we challenge these conceptions by examining how King’s and Malcolm’s thought moved towards one another’s towards the end of their lives.
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When we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, we tend to think of them as opposites. King is thought of in terms of nonviolence and integration, while Malcolm is characterized by violence and hate. At the time of King’s death in 1968, black leaders thought of them as alternatives between which black people had to choose, instead of thinking of them as both offering answers to the problems of African-Americans. In this episode, we challenge these conceptions by examining how King’s a...
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