Recounts in graphic novel format the life of the charismatic Black Muslim leader, from his conversion to the Nation of Islam in prison and his leadership of the group in New York, to his conversion to orthodox Islam and his assassination..
Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his black brothers to become a leader of the black people of the United States.
Inspiring story of Malcolm X, as he rises up from poverty, encounters the law, achieves spiritual enlightenment, and reaches out to others in the fight for human and civil rights.