Malcolm X at Oxford Union racial politics in a global era

By:

Ambar, Saladin M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Oxford University Press 2014Description: xiii, 224p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:

9780199975471

Subject(s):

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Political and social views

DDC classification:

320.5AMB

Summary: 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"

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.

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"

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