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This fresh biography unearths previously unpublished nuances about Malcolm X's life.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life of Malcolm X Chapter 1 The Early Years Chapter 2 Imprisonment and Embracing Islam Chapter 3 The Split with the Nation of Islam Chapter 4 International Connections, 1964–1965 Chapter 5 Final Year and His Assassination in 1965 Epilogue: Malcolm X's Legacy in the Context of Black Leadership Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

A. B. Assensoh, PhD, is professor in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, PhD, is dean of women's affairs and professor of political science at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Reviews

Biographies are a staple of any school library, and, luckily, these titles in the Greenwood Biographies series make it easier for teens to discover noteworthy Americans, whether for academic or personal research. . . . The text notes Malcolm X's comparisons and contrasts to Martin Luther King Jr. and his lasting legacy in the civil rights movement and the ongoing struggle for racial equality.
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Packaged full of information for its intended audience. Attractively bound, illustrated with photographs, and reassuringly short, it lays out succinctly and in an engaging style the facts, life, and beliefs of Malcolm X in chronological order.
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