Martin & Malcolm & America (20th Anniversary Edition)

A Dream or a Nightmare

By: James H. Cone

Narrated by: Sean Crisden

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

©1991, 2012 James H. Cone (P)2022 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Inconsistent audio levels

The narrator, Sean Crisden has what I’d call a smooth baritone voice, great for many genres, but for me it wasn’t a good choice for James H. Cone’s (a theologian) biography of Martin King and Malcolm X, contrasting their ideological visions and their influences upon the civil rights movement.

Engrossing

I really appreciated how the author compared and contrasted these two giants in how they influenced the Civil Rights movement. I feel there was a place for the both of them. Not everyone was prepared to absorb the results of Malcolm’s boldness, but it was necessary to see that not everyone was going to tow a gentle line.

Bottom line is that they were both human and deserved respect. They both sacrificed themselves at young ages for our behalf. Rest in Power to the both of them.

Reality’s Nightmarish Dreams

Anyone seeking to understand the Civil Rights Movement should read this book to have the severity and clarity of what Black people face then and now in Amerikkka.

Excellent, enlightening read

Great book, and well narrated. I did not know nearly as much about Malcom X as I did MLK, and it was fascinating to see their stories & approaches side by side. I especially enjoyed learning how they moved closer to each others’ positions near the end of their lives,

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the narrator voice is boring it makes me want to sleep,I fell asleep a few times