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Autobiography of Malcolm X
X Malcolm
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Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
They called him the 'angriest black man in America' . . .
Celebrated and vilified the world over for his courageous but bitter fight to gain for millions of black men and women the equality and respect denied them by their white neighbours, Malcolm X inspired as many people in the United States as he caused to fear him.
His remarkable autobiography, completed just before his murder in 1965, ranges from Omaha and Michigan to Harlem and Mecca, and tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141032726
SKU
9780141032726
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About X Malcolm
Born Malcolm Little in Omaha in 1925, Malcolm X lost both his parents at a young age. Leaving school early, he soon became part of Harlem's underworld, and in 1946 he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. It was in prison that Malcolm X converted to Islam. Paroled in 1952, he became an outspoken defender of Muslim doctrines, formed the ... Read more
Reviews for Autobiography of Malcolm X
Extraordinary . . . a brilliant, painful, important book
New York Times
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