The autobiography of Malcolm X

460 pages

English language

Published July 15, 1990 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-35068-8
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Biography of the American black religious leader and activist who was born Malcolm Little, published in 1965. Written by Alex Haley, who had conducted extensive audiotaped interviews with Malcolm X just before his assassination in 1965, the book gained renown as a classic work on black American experience.

The Autobiography is told through the first-person voice of Malcolm X with added content and narrative provided by Alex Haley. Though at times self-aggrandizing, Malcolm X tells of his extraordinary transformation from a boy whose father was murdered by white supremacists; to a young scam artist and drug dealer in Harlem, New York; to a self-taught scholar in prison; to a prominent leader in and minister for the Nation of Islam; and then finally, to a man transformed by his trip to Africa and to Mecca and marked as a threat by the Nation of Islam leaders.

Through a life of passion …

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There is nothing I can say that can measure up to what people before me — more informed, closer to the time or geography or experience, American, Black — have already said about this book. I can only add my voice as a human to the chorus. READ THIS BOOK. I couldn’t put it down. Written 55 years ago, it captures generations and generations of pain. 55 years later and… unfortunately much more pain, pain that Malcolm X predicted. Hindsight. Justification. We must look at now with a hard eye and sharp tongue, like HIM. Especially in today’s media environment. If he had a podcast/newsletter I totally would have subscribed... Today, I think this new generation is doing it and I will support them how I can. #BLM

Anyways, I digress…

Alex Haley did a wonderful job as a writer. I really like how he constructed the book. It did …

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