From Cursed Africans to Blessed Americans : The Role of Religion in the Ideologies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, 1955-1968

Up until the 19th century, religion was used as a way of legitimizing slavery in America. With the rise of the civil rights movement religion seems to have played a quite different role. This essay aims to explore the role of religion in the ideologies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The s...

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Main Author: Levin, Amat
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1675