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Malcolm X

A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

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Malcolm X

By: Manning Marable
Narrated by: G. Valmont Thomas
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 Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist.

Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world.

Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. Activists Americas Black & African American Historical Politicians Politics & Activism United States Biography Social Change Iran Martin Luther King Black power movement Social justice Socialism American History Middle East Assassin Africa Equality Civil rights Discrimination Social Movement Middle Ages

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A very informative book. Has a perfect balance of fact and pace.
I really enjoyed listening to this and have learned a great deal about Malcom and the turbulent time that he lived in.
I’d recommend this book largely for the passion and delivery of the narrator. One of the most eloquently read I’ve listened to so far.

Riveting and compelling

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This book provides an outlook on Malcom X that his autobiography wouldn't be able to do. By being an outside observer and collecting other sources on Malcom X the writer provides a holistic view of the leader.

Critical Diagnosis of Malcom X

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Learnt some really interesting stuff about Malcom X and the people he met and influenced

What a legend

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Glad to have read this version instead of the autobiography because this challenges and corrects some of the inaccuracies reported. In depth and well researched, this story is interesting and insightful but too long and too detailed for the casual listener.

Long, well researched.

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The story (to me unknown til now) is interesting and really well presented. It is a long book but we'll describes the troubles of the American society back then.

Interesting

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