![]() ![]() The deeper I investigated Malcolm X, the more I understood what he meant and what the Nation of Islam meant by racial separatism. This idea of separatism is really interesting. On what Malcolm X meant by racial separatism "King, in contrast, has a very gilded childhood, and he's the son of an upper-middle-class, African-American family, prosperous family that runs one of the most important churches in Black Atlanta." "Malcolm X is really scarred by racial trauma at a very early age," Joseph says. He says that King and Malcolm X had "convergent visions" for Black America - but their strategies for how to reach the goal was informed by their different upbringings. In his book, The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Joseph braids together the lives of the two civil rights leaders. ![]() ![]() ![]() and dissatisfied in how they're usually portrayed - both in books and in popular culture," Joseph says. "I've always been fascinated by Malcolm X and Dr. But author and Black Power scholar Peniel Joseph says the truth is more nuanced. and Malcolm X are frequently seen as opposing forces in the struggle for civil rights and against white supremacy King is often portrayed as a nonviolent insider, while Malcolm X is characterized as a by-any-means-necessary political renegade. Thabo Jaiyesimi/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A man walks past a mural of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. ![]()
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