Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era

by Saladin Ambar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199975477
• ISBN13: 9780199975471
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"