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Malcolm X

Manning Marable

Who was Malcolm X beyond the legend, and how did his thinking change over his short life?

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Author
Manning Marable

Why read it

  • You will weigh the author's case that Malcolm's spiritual search led him toward peace and away from violence
  • You will understand what the Nation of Islam asked of its converts, from new names to a new view of history
  • You will learn to read the famous autobiography with care, since Malcolm reshaped parts of his own life story

Who it is for

  • A reader who knows Malcolm X only from slogans
  • A student of civil rights history and its internal debates
  • Someone who read the autobiography and wants the fuller record

Contents

  1. PROLOGUE
  2. CHAPTER 1 - “Up, You Mighty Race!”
  3. CHAPTER 2 - The Legend of Detroit Red
  4. CHAPTER 3 - Becoming “X”
  5. CHAPTER 4 - “They Don’t Come Like the Minister”
  6. CHAPTER 5 - “Brother, a Minister Has to Be Married”
  7. CHAPTER 6 - “The Hate That Hate Produced”
  8. CHAPTER 7 - “As Sure As God Made Green Apples”
  9. CHAPTER 8 - From Prayer to Protest
  10. CHAPTER 9 - “He Was Developing Too Fast”
  11. CHAPTER 10 - “The Chickens Coming Home to Roost”
  12. CHAPTER 11 - An Epiphany in the Hajj
  13. CHAPTER 12 - “Do Something About Malcolm X”
  14. CHAPTER 13 - “In the Struggle for Dignity”
  15. CHAPTER 14 - “Such a Man Is Worthy of Death”
  16. CHAPTER 15 - Death Comes on Time
  17. CHAPTER 16 - Life After Death
  18. EPILOGUE
  19. Chapter 15: Death Comes on Time
  20. Chapter 16: Life After Death
  21. Epilogue: Reflections on a Revolutionary Vision
  22. A GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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