Martin & Malcolm & America

This ground–breaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of the past century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as "essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled," Malcolm X viewed America as a living nightmare. James Cone cuts through superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as polar opposites to reveal two men whose visions were complementary and moving toward convergence.

"Cone gives insight in what I've always felt was shared by these two widely opposite-imaged men: that either could so easily have been the other."—Alex Haley"An immensely valuable, landmark analysis by a scholar uniquely qualified to interpret both King and Malcolm X."—David J. Garrow