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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Name: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Rating: 5 (24 reviews)
Author: Malcolm X and assisted by Alex Haley, Laurence Fishburne
ISBN: 9780345350688

Malcolm X and assisted by Alex Haley, Laurence Fishburne · 2015 · 460 pages

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

recommended by 24 people

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Ryan Holiday
“A transformative life story of one of history's most influential and inspiring individuals.”↗
Casey Neistat
“That book is written in such a brilliant way that’s so relatable, even today, that I can’t think of another piece of writing that’s impacted me the way that book has.”↗
Steve Aoki
“I was blown away by the determination and commitment that Malcolm X had to his people and to fight against a system that was not designed to support or help him or his people.”↗
Cory Booker
“Many, from Malcolm X's Autobiography 2 Man's Search for Meaning RT @VarunAmbrose what were books that caused a paradigm shift in ur thinking”↗
Fatima Bhutto
“The Autobiography of Malcolm X was a book that changed my life, here's why:”↗
Questlove
““The Autobiography of Malcolm X changed my life. I read it when I was 15, and that — along with discovering Public Enemy and Afrocentric hip-hop — kind of went hand in hand as a consciousness-builder and creator.” -Q”↗
Janelle Monáe
“It brought forth the revolutionary in me. I think that Malcolm X represented a lot of authentic militarism during a time of integration and segregation in the 50s and 60s. So he just gave me a new perspective on how he felt about integration and human rights – not just African-American rights.”↗
Rose McGowan
“Luckily, I found this book in paperback when I was eleven. It is a book that should be required reading at a young age. Malcom X’s mind, struggle, fight, pain and truth will live on because this book will keep popping brains open. Look past the propaganda machine that reduces his role in history; there is a whole world of thought here, and that is a world I like to be in.”↗
Gabrielle Union
“Based on interviews with Malcolm X between 1963 and his 1965 assassination. The book explores Malcolm X’s philosophies and his evolution. I’ve reread the book once a year since college and have found myself just as moved each time as the first reading.”↗
Talib Kweli
“It’s a story of reinvention and loving self.”↗
Stuart McMillan
“📚 My favorite books These are not the most-influential or most-important books of all time [at least not all of them] — just the ones I like the most; or the most-important to me. I have almost certainly forgotten a whole bunch.”↗
Sonny Bill Williams
“If you haven’t read his autobiography yet I recommend you do. One of the most enlightening books I’ve ever read. 2/2”↗
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