In Fighting for Our Place in the Sun Richard D. Benson II examines the life of Malcolm X as
not only a radical political figure but also as a teacher and mentor. The book illuminates the
untold tenets of Malcolm X¿s educational philosophy and also traces a historical trajectory of
Black activists that sought to create spaces of liberation and learning that are free from
cultural and racial oppression. It explains a side of the Black student movement and shift in
black power that develops as a result of the student protests in North Carolina and Duke
University. From these acts of radicalism Malcolm X Liberation University (MXLU) the Student
Organization for Black Unity (SOBU YOBU) and African Liberation Day (ALD) were produced to
serve as catalysts to extend the tradition of Black activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Scholars researchers community organizers and students of African-American studies American
studies history of education political science Pan-African studies and more will benefit
from this provocative and enlightening text.
