Ebook: The night Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union: a transatlantic story of antiracial protest

Foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue: a black revolutionary meets historic Oxford -- 1 A life of travel and discovery: Malcolm X, 1925-1964 -- 2 Oxford, Britain and race, 1870-1964 -- 2 Antiracism protests in Oxford, 1956-1964 -- 4 The debate, December 3, 1964 -- 5 After the debate, 1964-1968 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.;Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the United Kingdom. The Oxford Union regularly welcomed heads of state and stars of screen and served as the training ground for the politically ambitious offspring of Britain's "better classes." Malcolm X, by contrast, was the global icon of race militancy. For many, he personified revolution and danger. 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.