Introduction


Malcolm X
An influential African-American leader, Malcolm X rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as the outspoken national minister of the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad. He opposed the mainstream civil rights movement, publicly calling for black separatism and rejecting nonviolence and integration as effective means of combatting racism. In the 1960s, however, Malcolm repudiated Muhammad and the Nation of Islam and embraced conventional Islam. He documented his various experiences in The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), a work prepared with the help of American writer Alex Haley. Published after his assassination, the Autobiography has been called a "compelling and irreplaceable book" comparable to the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. -- Malcolm X Criticism
 

Recommended Resources

  1. Assassination of Malcolm X: Salem on History
  2. Malcolm X (Contemporary Literary Criticism)
  3. Malcolm X Biography
  4. Malcolm X: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  5. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Study Guide (eNotes)

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  5. Black Power Movement: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  6. Civil Rights: The Sixties in America Almanac
  7. Malcolm X (1992)
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  17. Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1995)
  18. Malcolm X: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
  19. Malcolm X: The Sixties in America Primary Sources
  20. Malcolm X: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  21. Malcolm, X 1919-1965 - 1960's Religion
  22. Nation of Islam: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  23. Overview - 1960's Religion
  24. Radical Politics: Black Power - 1960's Government and Politics
  25. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Is Published: Salem on History
  26. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Study Guide (eNotes)
  27. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Summary
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