Malcolm X






Malcolm X

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born
May 19, 1925

died
February 21, 1965

gender
male

place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

genre
Nonfiction


about this author

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...more




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The Autobiography of Malcolm X... The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X, Alex Haley
avg rating 4.33 — 8,442 ratings — published 200
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Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Spe... Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.30 — 184 ratings — published 1986
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By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.16 — 77 ratings — published 1970
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Malcolm X: The Last Speeches Malcolm X: The Last Speeches
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.43 — 54 ratings — published 1989
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February 1965: The Final Speec... February 1965: The Final Speeches
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.54 — 28 ratings — published 1992
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The End of White World Suprema... The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 1971
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Malcolm X Talks to Young Peopl... Malcolm X Talks to Young People: Speeches in the United States, Britain, and Africa
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.70 — 10 ratings — published 1991
3 editions
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النصوص المحرمة و... النصوص المحرمة ونصوص أخرى
by Malcolm X, حمد العيسى
avg rating 4.18 — 11 ratings — published 2007
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Malcolm X on Afro-American His... Malcolm X on Afro-American History
by Malcolm X
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1990
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Two Speeches by Malcolm X Two Speeches by Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1990
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"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."
Malcolm X
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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."
Malcolm X (By Any Means Necessary)
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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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