The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America.
Praise for The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“Extraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book.”—The New York Times
“This book will have a permanent place in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”—I. F. Stone
In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America.
Praise for The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“Extraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book.”—The New York Times
“This book will have a permanent place in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”—I. F. Stone
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Community Reviews
I am still putting together my thoughts, and I will update this review at a later date. Here it is in part.
A profoundly human look at one of the most influential American figures of the 20th century. In my opinion this should be part of the standard American high school curriculum, even if it were abridged in some schools that think if alcohol, drug use, and sexuality are never mentioned that students won’t make bad judgment calls. But we would have to be in a society that acknowledges and reckons with its racist past and the continuing repercussions centuries after. American enslavers and human traffickers are readily mentioned in history textbooks and even praised for their government and cultural contributions. Yet Malcolm X is ignored or given a sentence about his assassination. On rare occasion, he is mentioned being in opposition to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That’s about it.
I realized that all I knew about Malcolm X were soundbite quotes and what other people in the 21st century said about him. In this autobiography that also includes a few short essays by other figures about Malcolm X the reader gets to see Malcolm X’s point-of-view and what contemporaries said about him in various parts of his life.
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