Malcolm X / Marable, Manning

An authoritative biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination.

A biography that covers the life and achievements of activist Malcolm X, examining the cultural and racial contexts of the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s and covering Malcolm's upbringing, involvement with the Nation of Islam, and eventual assassination at the age of thirty-nine.