Partly because he simple thought segregation was something of the past. Johnson’s drive to get this law approved, together with the Law on Poverty, was partly born from his own poor upbringing in Texas. Johnson hands Martin Luther King a pen after signing the Civil Rights Act 1964. Ironically, Malcolm X wasn’t murdered by white segregationists – like King a few years later – but by his former brothers of the Nation of Islam.Ī historical moment. For most people though he was too much of revolutionary. Surely, he became a martyr after he was murdered on February 19 1965. Armed, if need be.įor many, mostly young people, he was and sometimes still is an example to follow. Instead of turning the other cheek, Malcolm – as a muslim – preached physical resistence. The rebel who protested the peaceful (Christian) means King used to “combat” segregation. Malcolm X in many ways was an opponent of King. Two new characters, besides Martin Luther KingĪlthough King and the Civil Right Movement stay in the lead, Branch ’s Pillar of Fire presents two other important players. Although, I have to say it was a clear synopsis. Understandable because of the ten year gap maybe, but also surprisingly comprehensive.
Instead, the first 200 pages of the second volume give a “summary” of the first volume. It doesn’t start where the former ended though.
The second volume was published almost ten years after the first one.
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