Ebook: Malcolm X: a life of reinvention
Author: Marable Manning, X Malcolm
- Tags: African American civil rights workers, African American Muslims, African Americans, Black Muslims, Black nationalism--United States, Biography, Electronic books, X Malcolm -- 1925-1965, Black Muslims -- Biography, Black nationalism -- United States, African American Muslims -- Biography, African American civil rights workers -- Biography, African Americans -- Biography
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Penguin Group USA
- City: New York
- Language: English
- epub
Years in the makingthe definitive biography of the legendary black activist.
Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world.
Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux...