It was during his time in prison that Malcolm was introduced to Islam by some of his siblings, and he formally joined the Nation of Islam.
Meanwhile, Malcolm's tough upbringing and the tragedies he endured make a lot of sense when held against the righteous anger and pain he was able to express as a minister for the NOI. King's strong religious upbringing had a massive influence on his life, and he became a preacher as well as a political activist, including his faith within his speeches. "He received a theological degree at seminary school, Crozer Theological school in Chester, Pennsylvania, and then got a Ph.D. "When Malcolm was in prison, King was attending Morehouse College, the most prestigious historically Black, all-men's college that you could go to then or now," Joseph added. He then became a hustler in Boston and Harlem as a teenager, and he was finally arrested for theft and spent seven years in prison. "is mother was put in a psychiatric facility, so he was a foster child by the time he was in elementary school. "On the other hand, Malcolm X was raised in Omaha,, and in Lansing, Michigan, on farms, so he was a country boy, whose father was murdered by white supremacists when he was 6 years old," Joseph said. He lives in Austin, Texas.ġ1/10/21 12:00 PM 11/10/21 1:00 PM America/New_York “Re-Thinking Malcolm X: A Conversation with Peniel Joseph and Michael Sawyer”Malcolm X pictured in front of the state capitol building in Hartford, Connecticut, June 4, 1963. The Sword and the Shield was named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2020. He has written several previous books on African American history, including The Sword and The Shield and Stokely: A Life. He is a frequent national commentator on issues of Antiracism, Democracy and Civil Rights. Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and professor of history and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is working on two new book length projects, The Door of Return: A Phenomenology of Blackness and Ramifications of Ramifications: The Art and Philosophy of Toni Morrison.ĭr.
He has published two monographs, An Africana Philosophy of Temporality: Homo Liminalis and Black Minded: The Political Philosophy of Malcolm X. Michael Sawyer is Associate Professor of African-American Literature and Culture in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh. Awards in the Public Humanities: Research & Engagement (2022-2023)Īntiracism: Communities + Collaborations presents “Re-Thinking Malcolm X: A Conversation with Peniel Joseph and Michael Sawyer," co-sponsored by the UMD African American Studies Department and the John B.Center for Literary and Comparative Studies.
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