Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner)Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times bestseller, the definitive biography of Malcolm X Hailed as "a masterpiece" (San Francisco Chronicle), Manning Marable's acclaimed biography of Malcolm X finally does justice to one of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century American history. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X is a stunning achievement, the definitive work on one of our greatest advocates for social change. |
Contents
The Legend of Detroit | |
Becoming X | |
They Dont Come Like the Minister | |
Brother a Minister Has to Be Married | |
The Hate That Hate Produced | |
As Sure As God Made Green Apples | |
An Epiphany in the Hajj | |
Do Something About Malcolm X | |
In the Struggle for Dignity | |
Such a Man Is Worthy of Death | |
Death Comes on Time | |
Life After Death | |
EPILOGUE | |
Photographs | |
From Prayer to Protest | |
He Was Developing Too Fast | |
The Chickens Coming Home to Roost | |
A Glossary of Terms | |
About the Author | |
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