The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X dropped out of high school and was sent to jail for petty crimes at age 20. While in prison, he discovered the impressive history of Africa, the writings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, and his own powers of analysis and oration.
Describing himself as a ΓÇ£black nationalist freedom fighter,ΓÇ¥ Malcolm X preached a gospel of social and economic revolution, Pan-African unity, and pride in African tradition. Malcolm X stands as one of the defining figures of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, viewed by many as one of AmericaΓÇÖs greatest leaders, and by others as ΓÇ£the most dangerous man in America.ΓÇ¥ This brilliant and impassioned document, a testament of a man whose work was never completed, but whose movement continues and whose voice sounds as powerfully as ever. (Includes suggestions for further reading and a detailed chronology.
