The Autobiography of Malcolm XIn the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America -- Publisher's statement. |
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... Lansing , Michigan . My father bought a house and soon , as had been his pattern , he was doing free - lance Christian preach- ing in local Negro Baptist churches , and during the week he was roaming about spreading word of Marcus ...
... Lansing , Michigan . My father bought a house and soon , as had been his pattern , he was doing free - lance Christian preach- ing in local Negro Baptist churches , and during the week he was roaming about spreading word of Marcus ...
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... Lansing . Believe me when I tell you that those Negroes were in bad shape then . They are still in bad shape -though in a different way . By that I mean that I don't know a town with a higher percentage of complacent and misguided so ...
... Lansing . Believe me when I tell you that those Negroes were in bad shape then . They are still in bad shape -though in a different way . By that I mean that I don't know a town with a higher percentage of complacent and misguided so ...
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... Lansing , and almost every other day I wrote to Ella in Boston . Not saying why , I told Ella that I wanted to come ... Lansing . I might have become one of those state capitol building shoeshine boys , or a Lansing Country Club waiter ...
... Lansing , and almost every other day I wrote to Ella in Boston . Not saying why , I told Ella that I wanted to come ... Lansing . I might have become one of those state capitol building shoeshine boys , or a Lansing Country Club waiter ...
Contents
CHAPTER TWO MASCOT | 23 |
CHAPTER THREE HOMEBOY | 40 |
CHAPTER FOUR LAURA | 57 |
Copyright | |
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