Waldschmidt-Nelson, Britta,

Dreams and nightmares : Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the struggle for Black equality in America / Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson. - xxxvii, 215 páginas : ilustraciones - New perspectives on the history of the South . - New perspectives on the history of the South. .

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.

Incluye bibliografía.

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.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.


Afroamericanos--Biografías.
Afroamericanos--Derechos civiles--Historia--Siglo XX.
Movimientos de protesta (Derechos civiles)--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.

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