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A review by poetictina
Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare? by James H. Cone
5.0
WOW!
There’s so much I want to say about this book.
First, I am so glad to have been recommended the book after finishing The Autobiography of Malcolm X. It certainly worked perfectly in that order. And it kept me on my toes as after I finished X’s biography, I felt like “what now?” Now that I’m done with this book, I feel complete but I’m sad that I finished the book lol.
Just like when I read X’s biography, I felt some kind of way about his earlier thought process. This book not only explores that, but in comparison to King’s thought process, it completes it.
I learned so much about the both of them. My opinion on X fluctuated at times, but overall, I enjoy both King and X respectively. Learning that X wanted to help King in his later years after trashing him, was quite the turn around, but it gave me a more positive view on him. Not to say that my views on X are totally negative, but this book paints a wonderful comparison to both King and X.
I need to say that I really love that this book explored how people see Malcolm and Martin after their deaths. We all know Martin is more revered by the American people of all races, but when it comes to Malcolm, he’s either forgotten or just seen as a black supremacist. Which is another reason why I enjoyed this book, it gave me a Birds Eye view on both and how they regarded each other, because that’s something I’ve never really thought of
I could say more, but I’ve already said enough!
10/10 recommend.
There’s so much I want to say about this book.
First, I am so glad to have been recommended the book after finishing The Autobiography of Malcolm X. It certainly worked perfectly in that order. And it kept me on my toes as after I finished X’s biography, I felt like “what now?” Now that I’m done with this book, I feel complete but I’m sad that I finished the book lol.
Just like when I read X’s biography, I felt some kind of way about his earlier thought process. This book not only explores that, but in comparison to King’s thought process, it completes it.
I learned so much about the both of them. My opinion on X fluctuated at times, but overall, I enjoy both King and X respectively. Learning that X wanted to help King in his later years after trashing him, was quite the turn around, but it gave me a more positive view on him. Not to say that my views on X are totally negative, but this book paints a wonderful comparison to both King and X.
I need to say that I really love that this book explored how people see Malcolm and Martin after their deaths. We all know Martin is more revered by the American people of all races, but when it comes to Malcolm, he’s either forgotten or just seen as a black supremacist. Which is another reason why I enjoyed this book, it gave me a Birds Eye view on both and how they regarded each other, because that’s something I’ve never really thought of
I could say more, but I’ve already said enough!
10/10 recommend.