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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
Malcolm X
1965
Grove Press
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The Explosive Chapter Left Out of Malcolm X’s Autobiography
Its title, 'The Negro', seemed innocuous enough. But Malcolm X intended it to invoke a much harsher meaning.
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Zaheer Ali
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Missy Sullivan
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HISTORY
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March 5, 2019
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The Missing Malcolm X
Our understanding of Malcolm X is inextricably linked to his autobiography, but newly discovered materials force us to reexamine his legacy.
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Garrett Felber
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Boston Review
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November 28, 2018
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MLK’s Famous Criticism of Malcolm X Was a ‘Fraud,’ Author Finds
Alex Haley’s transcript of his famous 'Playboy' interview with Martin Luther King Jr. does not match what was published.
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Gillian Brockell
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Retropolis
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May 10, 2023
How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality
Reflections on "A Love Supreme," artistic transformation, and the Black Arts Movement.
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Richard Brent Turner
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Literary Hub
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May 4, 2021
A Malcolm For Our Times
"The Dead are Arising" may be the best Malcolm X biography yet. But its author seems unsure of how to write about a religion outside the American mainstream.
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Joseph Stuart
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Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
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April 13, 2021
Malcolm’s Ministry
At the end of his remarkable, improbable life, Malcolm X was on the cusp of a reinvention that might have been even more significant than his conversion.
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Brandon M. Terry
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New York Review of Books
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February 4, 2021