1925-1965

A comprehensive guide to Alex Haley's "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" that includes a biographical portrait of the author, an overview of the book's plot, themes, and literary significance, selections from critical essays, annotated bibliographies, and other resources.

Contains nineteen essays in which the authors discuss the early life, imprisonment, and assassination of Malcolm X, and examine his relationship with the Nation of Islam, and his legacy for African-Americans.

The personal story of the man who rose from hoodlum, thief, dope peddler, and pimp to become a leader of the Black Revolution of the 1960s.

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.

Examines the unanswered questions surrounding the murder of Malcolm X.

A biography of the controversial black leader who became a Muslim while serving a prison term and turned against that group two years before his assassination at age thirty-nine.

Examines the cultural rebirth and meaning of Malcolm X, from Spike Lee's film biography to hip-hop culture and today's racial and gender politics.

Presents the remembrances of twenty-five men and women whose lives were touched and sometimes altered by Malcolm X.

Traces the life, career, and civil rights legacy of Malcolm X. Features photographs, easy-to-follow text, a timeline, a glossary, and a list of resources.

Photographs and text trace the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.