The autobiography of Malcolm X / with the assistance of Alex Haley ; foreword by Attallah Shabazz ; introduction by M.S. Handler ; epilogue by Alex Haley ; afterword by Ossie Davis.

By: X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 [author.]Contributor(s): Haley, Alex [author.] | Shabazz, Attallah [author of introduction, etc.] | Handler, M.S [author of introduction, etc.] | Davis, Ossie [author of afterword, colophon, etc.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1999Copyright date: ©1964Description: xxx, 466 pages ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780345350688 (paperback)Other title: Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley [Cover title]Subject(s): X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 | Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Black Muslims -- Biography | African Americans -- BiographyDDC classification: 320.5/4/092
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Contents: Foreword / Attallah Shabazz -- Introduction / M.S. Handler -- Nightmare -- Mascot -- "Homeboy" -- Laura -- Harlemite -- Detroit red -- Hustler -- Trapped -- Caught -- Satan -- Saved -- Savior -- Minister Malcolm X -- Black Muslims -- Icarus -- Out -- Mecca -- El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz -- 1965 -- Epilogue / Alex Haley -- On Malcolm X / Ossie Davis.
Summary: Malcolm X..o??nce called the most dangerous man in America..c??hallenged the world to listen and learn the truth as he experienced it. And his enduring message is as relevant today as when he first delivered it. 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 to veteran writer and journalist Alex Haley . In a unique collaboration, Haley worked with Malcolm X for nearly two years, interviewing, listening to, and understanding the most controversial leader of his time. Raised in Lansing, Michigan, Malcolm Little journeyed on a road to fame as astonishing as it was unpredictable. Drifting from childhood poverty to petty crime, Malcolm found himself in jail. It was there that he came into contact with the teachings of a little-known Black Muslim leader renamed Elijah Muhammad. The newly renamed Malcolm X devoted himself body and soul to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and the world of Islam, becoming the Nation..s?? foremost spokesman. When his conscience forced him to break with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity to reach African Americans across the country with an inspiring message of pride, power, and self-determination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X defines American culture and the African American struggle for social and economic equality that has now become a battle for survival. Malcolm..s?? 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.
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"With a new foreword by Attallah Shabazz"--Cover.

Originally published: New York : Grove Press, 1965.

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Contents: Foreword / Attallah Shabazz -- Introduction / M.S. Handler -- Nightmare -- Mascot -- "Homeboy" -- Laura -- Harlemite -- Detroit red -- Hustler -- Trapped -- Caught -- Satan -- Saved -- Savior -- Minister Malcolm X -- Black Muslims -- Icarus -- Out -- Mecca -- El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz -- 1965 -- Epilogue / Alex Haley -- On Malcolm X / Ossie Davis.

Malcolm X..o??nce called the most dangerous man in America..c??hallenged the world to listen and learn the truth as he experienced it. And his enduring message is as relevant today as when he first delivered it. 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 to veteran writer and journalist Alex Haley . In a unique collaboration, Haley worked with Malcolm X for nearly two years, interviewing, listening to, and understanding the most controversial leader of his time. Raised in Lansing, Michigan, Malcolm Little journeyed on a road to fame as astonishing as it was unpredictable. Drifting from childhood poverty to petty crime, Malcolm found himself in jail. It was there that he came into contact with the teachings of a little-known Black Muslim leader renamed Elijah Muhammad. The newly renamed Malcolm X devoted himself body and soul to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and the world of Islam, becoming the Nation..s?? foremost spokesman. When his conscience forced him to break with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity to reach African Americans across the country with an inspiring message of pride, power, and self-determination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X defines American culture and the African American struggle for social and economic equality that has now become a battle for survival. Malcolm..s?? 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.

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