The Weaknesses Of Martin And Malcolm X

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There are two weaknesses which I have gleamed from this excellent volume. More space could have been devoted to the life and contribution that Malcolm X made in the Civil Rights movement. Section two of the book is entitled Martin and Malcolm however, the bulk of the section revolves around devotion to Martin Luther King, Jr. and only two or three pages are revered for Malcolm X. I know that Cone has a book exclusively written just about Martin and Malcolm. Nevertheless, to write about the distortions that people may have about Malcolm and for Cone not to spend adequate time illustrating how Martin and Malcom did not contradict each other. However, Cone could have done a better job flushing out how the two of them complemented each other and

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