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by Malcolm X (Author), Alex Haley (Author), Paul Gilroy (Introduction) "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..." (more)
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest autobiography I have ever read, 9 Feb 2005
By MR NC SHACKLEY (London, England) - See all my reviews
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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.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars revolutionary, 5 Feb 2002
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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
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4.0 out of 5 stars The autobiography of Malcolm X, 4 Sep 2002
By Mr. N. M. Coster "Neil" (London) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and Immensely Readable book
Would that there was something like this on every prominent public historical figure because this has been one of the most enjoyable reads I've ever encountered. Read more
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A line towards the end of the book where Malcolm is in his car and another car pulls up besdies him an a white man peers out saying do you mind shaking hands with a white man and... Read more
Published on 25 April 2007 by Ms. Zalihe Ahmet

5.0 out of 5 stars black or white? read this!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR EVERY HUMAN BEING
What an amazing book, a guaranteed life changer.
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