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The autobiography of Malcolm X
1992
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The black leader discusses his political philosophy and reveals details of his life, shedding light on the ideas that enabled him to gain the allegiance of a still growing percentage of the black population. Reprint. 75,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. - (Baker & Taylor)

The Black leader discusses his political philosophy and reveals details of his life, shedding light on the ideas that enabled him to gain the allegiance of a still growing percentage of the Black population - (Baker & Taylor)

ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

In 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.

Praise for The Autobiography of Malcolm X

“Extraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book.”The New York Times

“This book will have a permanent place in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”—I. F. Stone - (Random House, Inc.)

Author Biography

Alex Haley is the world-renowned author of Roots, which has sold six million hardcover copies and has been translated into thirty languages. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Alex Haley died in February 1992. - (Random House, Inc.)

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rdinary. A brilliant, painful, and important book."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malcolm X. His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is the result of a unique collaboration between Alex Haley and Malcolm X, whose voice and philosophy resonate from every page, just as his experience and his intelligence continue to speak to millions. - (Random House, Inc.)

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Table of Contents

Introduction ix
1 Nightmare
3(25)
2 Mascot
28(19)
3 "Homeboy"
47(19)
4 Laura
66(16)
5 Harlemite
82(16)
6 Detroit Red
98(27)
7 Hustler
125(21)
8 Trapped
146(9)
9 Caught
155(20)
10 Satan
175(20)
11 Saved
195(25)
12 Savior
220(23)
13 Minister Malcolm X
243(28)
14 Black Muslims
271(35)
15 Icarus
306(26)
16 Out
332(34)
17 Mecca
366(28)
18 El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
394(25)
19 1965
419(22)
Alex Haley
Epilogue 441(83)
Ossie Davis
On Malcolm X 524

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