Malcolm X




Malcolm X

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born May 19, 1925
died February 21, 1965
gender male
place of birth Omaha, Nebraska, United States
genre Nonfiction

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Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Black Muslim minister and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.

After leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964, he made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He also founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year later, he was assassinated in Washington Heights on the first day of National Brotherhood Week.

Historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, "Malcolm X has been called many things: Pan-Africanist, father of Black Power, religious fanatic, closet conservative, incipient socialist, and a menace to society. The meaning of his public life — his politics and ideology — is conteste...more

books by Malcolm X

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avg rating: 4.40 | 5666 ratings | 38 distinct works
The Autobiography of Malcolm X... The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley (Mass Market Paperback)
by Malcolm X, Alex Haley
avg rating 4.40 — 4558 ratings — published 1965
22 editions
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Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Spe... Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (Paperback)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.28 — 127 ratings — published 1990
2 editions
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By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.54 — 50 ratings — published 1992
4 editions
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Malcolm X: The Last Speeches Malcolm X: The Last Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.39 — 38 ratings — published 1989
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February 1965: The Final Speec... February 1965: The Final Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.63 — 19 ratings — published 1992
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The End of White World Suprema... The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X (Paperback)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published 1989
4 editions
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 1981
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By Any Means Necessary: The Tr... By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X (Paperback)
by Spike Lee, Ralph Wiley, Malcolm X
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1992
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Malcolm X Talks to Young Peopl... Malcolm X Talks to Young People: Speeches in the United States, Britain, and Africa (Paperback)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published 2002
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Malcolm X Speaks Malcolm X Speaks (Paperback)
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1986
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quotes by Malcolm X

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"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."
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"You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it."
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"My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity."
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