- Paperback: 528 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (1 Mar 2001)
- Language Unknown
- ISBN-10: 0141185430
- ISBN-13: 978-0141185439
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley) reveals his quick-witted integrity, usually obscured by batteries of frenzied headlines, and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism.
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Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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In this uncompromising and surging autobiography, Malcolm X, one of the most fascinating and charismatic African Americans of the twentieth century, tells the story of his tumultuous life. He recounts how, from his horrific childhood through to his numerous robberies that eventually landed him in jail, he found solace in Islam which led him to become the prominent speaker of one of the most controversial groups of its time - The Black Muslims.
I read this along with Martin Luther King's autobiography (which everybody should do if they want to get a true understanding of the two conflicting black philosophies of the time), and while I was more in agreement with King's method and message, I found Malcolm X a much more interesting and charismatic personality, and his autobiography more enjoyable. What makes him even more interesting is the way his views altered toward the end of his life and leaned more toward King's.
The book is an easy read and the pages seem to fly by. The book finishes just a few months before his assassination, so unlike most autobiographies, Malcolm X's continues right up until the end of his life.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I can't believe that i can not see floods of reviews on this revolutionary, mind blowing autobiography of Malcom X. I read this book when i was 19, i'm 23 now, no other book has made an impact on me like this one. It opened my mind to many questions, taught me not to always swollow what is dished(in terms of KNOWLEDGE) the most important part of the book for me was his metamorphisis, from a black separtist to humanitarian hero. i love this book
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book out of sheer curiosity and really enjoyed it... although I didn't always agree with his views, he was obviously a very intelligent and passionate man. Infact his story is a real rise and fall account. The latter stages of a book are written by a man who knew he was going to be die by the hands of people he had onced loved, but stood by his convictions until the end.
Love him or hate him, in some way or another you have to respect him.
Love him or hate him, in some way or another you have to respect him.
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Amazing
The impression I previously had of Malcolm X was SO wrong! It just goes to show how the medias portrayal of someone affects your own judgement.
A real eye opener. Loved it!
A real eye opener. Loved it!
Published 25 days ago by ShaunaMarie
"The price of freedom is death"
What can i say. just buy and read the book its mind blowing what he had to go through but still kept his head up. Great man, great book
Published 2 months ago by Urfan
Leader of our times
We need people Malcolm today, not Obama. This man evolved over his life and was ready to accept when he made mistakes and changed his views. Not many men can do that. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Afaq Ali
Worth Reading
I read this on Holiday with a bunch of other Autobiographies. It was one of the better books. Not knowing anything about Malcolm X I found it a very interesting and revealing read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. J. Law
A brilliant, insightful and inspiring autobiography!
This book is an absolutely amazing read!it talks about the phases Malcolm X went through during his life time and how his mentality changed through the events that happened in his... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sadequr
Intriguing, Impassioned, Intelligent
The change in Malcolm from his drug dealing, devil may care hoodlum to a devout somewhat blinkered member of the Nation of Islam to a Post-Hajj introspective thoughtful impassioned... Read more
Published 7 months ago by RedKimonoLady
Important historical record
This book is an important read for all people in the West, both black and white. It catalogues America's dark period of racism, which still has some relevance today (Hurricane... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Viva la Revolution
What a great man.
I am a black man living in Britain and find Malcolm's biography powerful, intense, poignant and inspirational. A must read for any conscious black man anywhere in the world.
Published 12 months ago by The_Dark_Knight
You must read this book
Malcolm X made an honest reflection of his life and the decisions he made. At the same time he allows the reader a glimpse into the intense passion and spirituality that this man... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Wassim
A must read!!!!!!!!
An amazing book about an amazing individual in his own words!!! This book not only sheds light on the civil rights movement & the race issue in wider America but it also shows the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by hoden
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