Malcolm X at Oxford Union : racial politics in a global era / Saladin Ambar.

Author
Ambar, Saladin M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Description
xiii, 224 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

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Summary note
"In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic of debate that evening was the infamous phrase from Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican Convention speech:"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." At a time when Malcolm was traveling widely and advocating on behalf of blacks in America and other nations, his thirty minute speech at the Oxford Union stands out as one of the great addresses of the civil rights era"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Prologue 1964
  • 1 Introduction: "This is an interesting despatch"
  • 2 Extremism: "The revolution is now on the inside of the house"
  • 3 Liberty: "Please forward by any means necessary"
  • 4 Moderation "It is no part of the moderate to refuse to fight"
  • 5 Justice "To take up arms against a sea of troubles"
  • 6 Virtue "Authentic Revolutionary".
ISBN
  • 9780199975471 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0199975477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013026072
OCLC
861966353
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