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The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union: A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest
Stephen Tuck
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Description for The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union: A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest
Hardback. Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the UK. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect he had on the students. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the United Kingdom. The Oxford Union regularly welcomed heads of state and stars of screen and served as the training ground for the politically ambitious offspring of Britain's better classes. Malcolm X, by contrast, was the global icon of race militancy. For many, he personified revolution and danger. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the dramatic events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect ... Read more
Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the United Kingdom. The Oxford Union regularly welcomed heads of state and stars of screen and served as the training ground for the politically ambitious offspring of Britain's better classes. Malcolm X, by contrast, was the global icon of race militancy. For many, he personified revolution and danger. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the dramatic events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520279339
SKU
V9780520279339
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About Stephen Tuck
Stephen Tuck is Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. He is the author of several books including We Ain't What We Ought to Be: The Black Freedom Struggle from Emancipation to Obama and coauthor of Historians across Borders: Writing American History in a Global Age (UC Press). ... Read more
Reviews for The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union: A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest
"The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union is both a lucid portrait of Malcolm X at the height of his powers and a piercing exploration of the history of race in Britain - one that speaks every bit as much to our present-day circumstances as to the radicalism of 50 years ago."
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