The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union: A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest

Less than two months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union-the most prestigious student debating organization in the United Kingdom. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the dramatic events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect of the visit on Malcolm X and British students. Stephen Tuck tells the human story behind the debate and also uses it as a starting point to discuss larger issues of Black Power, the end of empire, British race relations, immigration, and student rights.

by Stephen Tuck
Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 250

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