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

Author/creator Ambar, Saladin M.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxiii, 224 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Transgressing boundaries: Studies in Black politics and Black communities
Transgressing boundaries. ^A606436
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".
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
LCCN 2013026072
ISBN9780199975471
ISBN0199975477 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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