It offers an intriguing insight into one of the most intelligent, powerful and outspoken black men of the Twentieth Century. If you haven’t read The Autobiography Of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, I strongly recommend you do. From that point on, I decided that I too would transform my life through study. I was intrigued by the way Malcolm X transformed his life, studying in prison and reading the dictionary from A – Z.
I was inspired by the way Malcolm X transformed his life from being a criminal to become one of the most intelligent black men in America and leading lights of the Civil Rights Movement. I later bought an autobiography of Malcolm X written by one of his followers named Benjamin Karim. I found it intriguing but it didn’t really fire me up then. It is essential for anyone who wants to understand the African-American experience and America as a whole.I first became acquainted with Malcolm X’s life through the movie by the same name starring Denzel Washington. 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.
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. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. One of Time's ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century.Įxperience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne.
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