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The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley

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Release Date: 1987-10-12

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Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there's the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture--try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston's Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his Muslim faith, he can't help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s during the civil rights struggle of the '60s, the two were not so different. Malcolm may have displayed a most un-Christian distaste for loving his enemies, but he understood with King that love of God and love of self are the necessary first steps on the road to freedom. --Wendy Smith

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If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malxolm X. His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now an established classic of modern America, a book that expresses like none other the crucial truth about our times.
"Extraordinary. A brilliant, painful, important book."
TEH NEW YORKTIMES

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One of the most powerful American stories..........2007-05-03

Alex Haley, in his pre-"Roots" days, did a wonderful job getting the charismatic but skeptical Malcolm X to open up in the year before his assassination at the hands of other "Black Muslims." When this book first came out, I bought it because I was a white racist who was terrified of the Black Muslim movement, which was growing large in New Jersey. When I finished the book, I was a different person in some ways. Malcolm was a remarkable figure, and once he began to separate himself from Elijah Muhammed (Louis Farrakhan, on the other hand, stuck with the disgraced prophet) he became a statesman, not a bitter race-baiter. I think this is a book that all American adults interested in politics, religion and the improvement of society should read at least once. For Malcolm, becoming a true Muslim allowed him to stop hating America and Christians and whites. Compare that transformation to what we hear from Farrakhan and from Islamic radicals.

Genesis.......2007-05-01

It was late and i couldn't sleep. I had tried everything, from drinking red wine to counting invisible sheep. When all else failed i went downstairs to the library and selected a book at random. The logic being that i thought books were boring and hopefully would put me to rest for the night. The random book i chose happened to be 'The Autobiography Of Malcom X" as told to Alex Haley. I knew a little bit about Malcom, ie. militant black man during the civil right struggle, and i sort of expected the book to read much like a textbook. I opened to the begining,

"When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night. Surrounding the house, brandishing their shotguns and rifles..."

It caught me off my guard how frankly the story began and so i read further. And further still, then before i knew it, i couldn't put it down. I read the whole book in that one sitting. The saga that is Malcom X's story, is much more complex and interesting than i had thought originally. To say that the civil rights movement in our country during the fifties and sixties was dynamic, would be an understatement. This volume outlines the theory behind the movement thoroughly and masterfully.

I was surprised how many comparisons to my own life i was able to draw from this book. Namely, the chapters "Harlemite" and "Detroit Red", in these parts Malcom was coming of age and moved into the city to begin exploring the women, money, music and overall glamour of the nightlife. With certain cultural differences aside, these chapters, at times, seemed to mirror my experience at the same age.
However one chapter of the book has had a profound impact on my life; "saved". While in prison Malcom discovers the wonders of reading. Here he describes the impact that books and reading have had on his life,

"i could for the first time pick up a book and read and now begin to understand what the book was saying. Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that had opened. Let me tell you something: from then until i left that prison, in every free moment i had, if i was not reading in the library, i was reading on my bunk. You couldn't have gotten me out of books with a wedge."

Its true, now, that i am the same way with books, since having devoured this one that fateful night. Now sometimes i read for pleasure and other times with a higher purpose, but I'm always reading now and it leaves me to wonder whether or not a different book would have had the same effect. Did this particular book inspire me or was the love of knowledge born in me? I can't say for certain, but it is definitely in me now.

Powerhouse Reading for all the People of the World.......2007-04-22

This is the one and only political classic on one Afro-American's struggle for meaning and justice in modern American society.Eventhen the Muslim movement was growing quickly and effecting various global cultures.It's fascinating to read about his personal political conquest for freedom and social justice through embracing the muslim faith.He was a fore-runner of religious expression ,a harbinger of modern geo-politics,and a bellwether of a growing negro-arabic flock.Eventhough,I do not agree with his religious and political theories,I find his credo and his blueprints for justice quite interesting.It can became an arabic 'Mein Kampf' for non-pagan intellectuals and also for disgruntled christianised jews.Young Malcolm's fertile thoughts were fettered by an intolerant judeo-christian society,that continues to meld protestants back with the catholics.Malcolm Little's grandson has had legal troubles concerning his civic and personal conduct through his life.Yet,the elder Malcolm X foresaw a global trend that seems now realised.French christianity is still waning and Algerian-moslims are now common-place,throughout France.And the merging of tan muslims and negrose muslims is expected and predicted by many observors.Time will tell if the muslim path was a real positive step for all its followers or simply a blind submission to a monotheist non-pagan religion that leads its brethern to perdition. It's a powder-keg of social ideas ,that may backfire in the hands of a political novice.So handle with care and caution!

YESSSS>>>>.......2007-04-08

I would have to give this timeless piece a star from above. It was on point, a reflection on not just Malcolm but on life. It was much more thought provoking than I before thought. His mind is one that I must study. The book will change y our mind on things. must importantly on your interaction with life.

THE CONTRADICTIONS OF MALCOLM X.......2007-02-24

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Let us be clear about one thing from the start, whatever contradictions Malcolm X's brand of black nationalism entailed, whatever shortcomings he had as an emerging political leader, whatever mistakes he made alone the way as he groped for a solution to the seemingly intractable fight for black freedom he stood, and continues to stand, head and shoulders above any black leader thrown up in America in the 20th century. Only Frederick Douglass in the 19th century compares with him in stature. No attempts by latter-day historians or politicians to assimilate Malcolm along with other leaders of the civil rights struggle in this country, notably Dr. Martin Luther King, as part of the same continuum of leadership are false and dishonest to all parties. Malcolm X, as a minister of the Black Muslims and after his break from that organization, stood in opposition to the official liberal non-violence strategy of that leadership. His term "Uncle Toms" fully applies to their stance. And, in turn, that liberal black misleadership and its various hangers-on in the liberal establishment hated him when he spoke the truth about their role in white-controlled bourgeois Democratic Party politics. The "chickens were coming home to roost", indeed! The Jesse Jacksons, the Al Sharptons, the Obama the "Charmas" who represent today's version of that misleadership please step back, step way back.

That said, who was Malcolm X? Or more properly what did he represent in his time. At one level, given the rudiments of his life story which are detailed in the Autobiography of Malcolm X, he represented that part of the black experience (an experience not only limited to blacks in immigrant America) which pulled itself by the bootstraps and turned away from the lumpen milieu of gangs, crimes and prisons into what I call `street' intellectuals. That experience is far removed from the experience of what today passes for the black intelligentsia, who have run away from the turmoil of the streets. In liberation struggles both `street' and academic intellectuals are necessary but the `street' intellectual is perhaps more critical as the transmission belt to the masses. That is how liberation fighters get a hearing and no other way. In any case I have always been partial to the `streets'.

But what is the message for the way forward? For Malcolm, until shortly before his death, that message was black separatism-the idea that the only way blacks could get any retribution was to go off on their own (or be left alone), in practical terms to form their own nation. To state the question that way in modern America points to the obvious limitation of such a scheme, even if blacks formed such a nation and wanted to express the right to national self-determination that goes with it.. Nevertheless whatever personal changes Malcolm made in his quest for political relevance and understanding whether he was a Black Muslim minister or after he broke for that group he still sought political direction through the fight of what is called today `people of color' against the mainly white oppressor, at first in America and latter after travels throughout the `third world'. However sincere he was in that belief, and he was sincere, that strategy of black separatism or `third world' vanguardism could never lead to the black freedom he so fervently desired. An underestimation of the power of internally unchallenged world, and in the first instance American, imperialism to corrupt liberation struggles or defeat or destroy them militarily never seemed to enter into his calculations.

Malcolm's whole life story of struggle against the bedrock of white racism in America, as the legitimate and at the time the ONLY voice speaking for the rage of the black ghettos, nevertheless never worked out fully any other strategy that could work in America, and by extension internationally. A close reading of his work demonstrates that as he got more politically aware he saw the then unfolding `third world' liberations struggles as the key to black liberation in America. That, unfortunately for him, was exactly backwards. If the `third world' struggles were ever ultimately to be successful and create more just societies then American imperialism-as the main enemy of the peoples of the world-then, as now had to be brought to bay. And that, my friends, whether you agree or not, requires class struggle here. That is where the fight for black liberation intersects the fight for socialism. And I will state until my last breathe that the key to the fight for socialism in America will be the cohesion of a central black cadre leading a multiethnic organization that will bring that home. And it will not be from the lips of the Kings of today that the struggle will be successful but by new more enlightened Malcolms, learning the lessons of history, who will get what they need-by any means necessary.

By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

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Excellent M/X compilation
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A great book!
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The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews, Malcolm X presents a revolutionary alternative to this reformist trap, taking up political alliances, women's rights, U.S. intervention in the Congo and Vietnam, capitalism and socialism, and more.

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Excellent M/X compilation.......2005-08-29

This collection of writings and speeches by Malcolm X deals with the last year of his life and contains some really interesting material. M/X goes off on some ideas that would still make many people squirm, such as his idea that "Any Black person who registers as a Democrat or a Republican is a traitor to his people." What Black politican today would say this? He also stresses that the main thing for African-Americans to do is to undo the damage to the self-esteem of Black people done by slavery and Jim Crow (another capital idea seldom heard-but needed to be said-today). He warns against reactionary picketing against foolish and symbolic issues and bluntly states that if it's an idea that you aren't worth dying for, then you shouldn't demonstrate at all!

Ideas tof this kind are seldom heald even from so-called "militant" leaders of today, who thrive on theatrics and shock value as opposed to concrete ideas for the betterment of the masses. I also like his take on white liberals ("John Brown should be your standard") although I disagree to an extent with a few ideas (such as his take on Rev. Bruce Klunder, a Cleveland martyr) but one does not have to agree with someone 100% to recognize sincerity and brilliance. Read it and think!

Some excerpts.......2005-04-17

I think the best way to describe this great book is a few excerpts.

"... by any means necessary. That's our motto. We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary."

"We won't organize any black man to be a Democrat or a Republican because both of them have sold us out."

"Those who claim to be enemies of the system were on their hands and knees waiting for [Democratic president] Johnson to get elected because he's supposed to be a man of peace; and he has troops invading the Congo [in Africa] right now and invading Saigon [Vietnam]...."

"This political, economic, and social system of America was produced from the enslavement of the black man and that particular system is capable only of reproducing that out of which itself was produced."

"No, you have got no friends in Washington, D.C.... You've got friends in Africa, friends in Asia, friends in Latin America."

"[The] thing that I would like to impress upon every Afro-American leader is that no kind of action in this country is ever going to bear fruit unless that action is tied in with the overall international struggle."

(In one of his speeches, Malcolm read the founding statement of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) which he led, adding his own comments. Malcolm didn't write the statement himself; it was developed by a committee of the new group.)

"[quoting OAAU] 'A first step in the program to end the existing system of racist education is to demand that the 10 percent of the [New York city] schools the Board of Education will not include in its [desegregation] plan be turned over to and run by the Afro-American community itself.'"

"[quoting OAAU] 'The [Black] community must ... wage an unrelenting struggle against police brutality.'"

"Wherever you have organized crime, that type of crime cannot exist other than with the consent of the police, the knowledge of the police and the cooperation of the police.... [Criminals] pay the police off so that they will not get arrested. I know what I'm talking about - I used to be out there."

"[quoting OAAU] 'We propose to support and organize political clubs, to run independent candidates for office, and to support any Afro-American already in office who answers to and is responsible to the Afro-American community.' We don't support any black man who is controlled by the white power structure."

I also recommend "Malcolm X Talks to Young People". (See my review.)

I recommend the ads in the back of the book. Pathfinder Press is defined by a political goal, not commercial success. It aims to provide a platform for revolutionary leaders speaking in their own words. If you like one book, you will probably like others.

A great book!.......2003-10-22

This wonderful biography on Malcom X is an intriguing book talking about Malcom's life and greatest triumphs. It describes his life as a child, on the streets, in prison, and as a leader. It told me almost everything I wanted to know about his life, with a some interesting tidbits to keep it from getting boring, but not too many so it isn't a foot thick. The book starts out nicely, with a story about when Malcom made sure that a young African American man captured by the police is kept in good health. Although, after reading this grabbing article, the book slows down a little bit, don't stop, because ahead of you is a fun and informative novel containing everything you wanted to know about this wonderful leader.

A first hand look at the man himself.......2003-09-02

I recommend this book to anyone who is curious as to who Malcom X is. It is not a biography, but a collection of interviews and speeches that reveal the essence of a natural born leader. Malcom X lived in a time where his people where treated as second class citizens, where every genuine attempt to counter the mistreatment of blacks was met with opposition, either by supremacist groups or the Government's inability to protect the rights of his people.
Naturally he develops a militant stand against the injustice, as every other measure seemed futile. The militancy undeniably made him notorious in the media circles and he was often misunderstood of misquoted by the establishment. By objectively reading his words as they are transcribed, one cannot help but agree that he is indeed a revolutionary philosopher and activist, unafraid and eager to change his views as he learns more about the struggle for universal human rights.
This is a must read for people who are curious to learn more about the real civil rights struggle, a stark contrast from the rosy pictures that are painted every year in Febuary.

Profile of a Racist Icon.......2003-05-02

This book does not deserve any stars, not due to its technical profficiency as the book is well written.
However this work does nothing to condemn the racist, anti-white attitude taken by the subject, or the subjects links with international black supremacist regimes and terrorist organisations.
Those who fail to condemn racism, including black racism, are condoning it - the author has therefore taken the moral low ground.

February 1965: The Final Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

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Speeches from the last three weeks of the life of this outstanding leader of the oppressed Black nationality and of the working class in the United States. A large part is material previously unavailable, with some in print for the first time.

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A must have .......2007-02-05

Anyone with an interest in Black History should read this book. Talk about an eloquent speaker!

Reading Malcolm X for yourself.......2006-05-18

Today Malcolm X can be seen everywhere from t-shirts to U.S. postage stamps. Most people have an opinion about him. But not nearly as many have heard/read his actual words. This collection of speeches is an excellent way to rectify that. This book takes the reader virtually to Malcolm's last words spoken in public two days before his [...].
The collection includes speeches, interviews, panel discussions, and gives the reader a rich and genuine undertanding of Malcolm X in his final days as a statesman and revolutionary leader.
His internationalist view comes through in "Not just an American problem, but a world problem " He defines the Black Muslim movement, and the critical importance of education and critical thinking. This is a must read.

An outstanding book........2006-04-11

An outstanding collection of speeches from the important last year of Malcolm's life. This is a must read for any student of U.S. history from any point of view. It will be most helpful to to those looking to change the status quo.

Well edited and indexed. Excellent photos. A well put together book.

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February 1965.......2006-02-28

This is the best book of Malcolms speeches from that last period in his life when he was most evolved. A must have!!!!!!!!!!

Great book on who Malcolm X is and his thoughts.......2003-01-14

This book is badly needed for people who are still stuck on the NOI days of malcolm. In 1964 on, he became a true sunni muslim and activist for the human rights of African Americans in the USA and the struggle for human rights abroad. This book surveys his last speeches and interviews in 1965. You will know who he evolved into and why we muslims call him the Shahid al Amrika the American Muslim Martyr.

Malcolm X on Afro-American History (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

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the forgotten speech of malcolm x.......2007-04-10

This book uncovers a speech delivered by Malcolm X in January of 1965. In his speech Malcolm X discusses the disenfranchisement that African-Americans have suffered due to the lack of knowledge of our pre-slavery historical roots. Malcolm X reveals numerous African-American acheivements that took place long before there was an America. He also argues that this lack of knowledge is what sepearates African-Americans from other cultures, and encourages African-Americans to educate themselves and end this ignorance of our rich historical past. This book is for anyone wishing to know a little more about some of the African-Americans whom you didn't learn about in History class and those who have all ready read Malcolm X Speaks and would like to expand their collection of Malcolm X speeches. This is a book no one can afford to forget.

If Only This Were In The Schools.......2005-12-22

If only this were in the schools, especially for the teachers. Because although this is no proper textbook for history, it can be used as a guide into how to properly teach afro-american history to the youth.

Malcolm, as well read as he is, references many books as he lucidly and easily brings together many parts of history, but more importantly, a view of history. And his view of history is well-informed, well-sourced, and so full of truth it hurts to listen. But truth in history if very important, and Malcolm helps us in our studies.

A jewel of a book.......2003-06-24

During Malcolm's lifetime Pathfinder press began a relationship with him that lasted beyond his death. In co-operation with his family Pathfinder Press became the major publisher of Malcolm's speeches and writings in English and Spanish. This slim book, barely 100 pages, is one of the jewels of that collaboration.

The centerpiece of the book is a 1965 speech by Malcolm on Black history. The book also features excerpts from his autobiography and various speeches and interviews. This book is rich beyond it's size and deserves to be widely read by all.

Rich Analysis Plus Inspiration.......2002-07-21

This priceless little book consists of a talk Malcolm X gave just a month before he was assassinated in 1965. You will find a rich analysis of then contemporary local, national and international issues, exposure of little-known African civilizations, and an inspiring perspective on advancing the Afro-American liberation struggle along with the struggles of other oppressed and exploited people throughout the world.

Know your true history.......2002-07-20

This little book packs a powerful punch. Malcolm X explains clearly, and often in a humorous way, how knowing the truth about your history is necessary for building a movement to tear down racism and build a better society. The heart of the book is a speech that Malcolm gave less than a month before his death. His point is that Black people have to become aware of their true accomplishments in the past in order to change the world in the present and future. By looking at ancient African civilizations, West African kingdoms, the rise of imperialism and the history of slavery in America, Malcolm shows that Black people have played a huge role in shaping human history. Even though he spoke at a time when Black History Month was still Black History Week, his message is still totally relevant as African-Americans still face the challenge of leading a movement that can end police brutality, racist violence, political oppression and economic exploitation, while joining up with working people and the oppressed around the world. The impact of Malcolm's speech is magnified by his own explanation of how he studied Black history while in prison; and by a nice set of graphics and maps which illustrate his points.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Penguin Modern Classics)

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Black Muslim : All White is NOT Alright
I am not worthy

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Black Muslim : All White is NOT Alright.......2007-06-01

If there is one book of worthy inspiration, guidance and
wise careful detour AWAY from Wicked Racism Fascism,
it could be

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (TAO M.X)

penned by one of the most Thoughtful Soulful Beings
to ever live in North America :

Malcolm X

someone like Mahatma Gandhi... even gunned down
like Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. K, JFK and many, many other
righteous martyrs, living in opposition to The Evil Empire.

The most interesting parts of this book were M.X views about
world history, according to the instructors of M.X, such as the
Reverend Elijah Muhammad, who revealed a different history to
white wash history, such as the possible existence of Atlantis
and the Big Head White Devil, Lucifer, whose cruel persecution
of the "lesser" races possibly invoked The Fury of Allah and
The Angels, to destroy Atlantis, a possible real event of
great destructive magnitude, still hidden from the masses...

because "Knowledge is Power"...

and Human elites rule over Mankind through Ignorance...

So TAO M.X is a book of alternate perspectives, the type book
Human elites would want hidden from The People, because of
its truthful investigative admissions and revelations...

Such as

1. Inter racial sex business (pimping, wife games, etc)

2. Chains of slavery caused by drugs (alcohol) and brain wash,
constant insane affirmations to completely false and mistaken
"popular" dogmas and rhetoric, that have little if any basis in
fact, and are used to enslave Mankind to ruthless diabolical
Human value systems

and

3. Human wars such as the Vietnam War, a meat grinder of
extreme hypocrisy, that destroyed the lives and families of many
of North America's Black African ghetto Youth, Nature's Sacred Sons,
born into poverty and despair in sickly EuroRussian invaded,
conquered and dominated North America.

I offer these reasons for any caring reader to get ahold of this fine
work of conscience and empowerment:

1.

At various points of my younger life, I could actually "hear"
the speeches of Great Black Leaders, such as M.X and Dr. K. via
my Third Ear of psychic sense, so I heard these Great Leaders
raging against Wicked White Ways... from a far distance...

TAO M.X was written by one of the great Black Leaders
of all time.

2.

Also there was a point in my life when a fine young Black Muslim
was murdered, to perhaps to forbid me from experiencing
the Righteousness of Islam, the Validity of Black Islam
and anthing of mainstream Islam!

(The person was serving in the military, in the same unit
as me, and very much in credit, avoided White Evils of
*White Poison*, White Smoke and chasing White Women,
and honestly seemed to be a fine very decent person,
but "disappeared", supposedly AWOL, absent without leave.
Several months later the submerged body was located
by a nearby bridge. Cause of Death : Gunshot to the Head.
To this day I attribute this murder to be a DELIBERATE
attempt to prevent me, and others, from coming to Love
and Know the Beauty of Islam, "The Other Side" of Life,
and anthing that would threaten the Evil Empire.)

TAO M.X is partially about Black Islam and could reveal
some of the background to possible massive sponsored
suppression of Black Islam in the USA and elsewhere,
by the Forces of $Evil$.

(*White Poison* : Alcohol.)

3.

When People are forcefully impressed into poverty and despair,
and build dreams, hopes and lives of caring sharing INSIDE,
then these People acquire Power GREATER than ruling Human power...

And Divine Beings living as descendants of African slaves in
North America certainly have/had plenty of this Power...

TAO M.X is an excellent expression of that Power:

It can be a book of empowerment, liberation and discipline via
Righteousness, Conscience and Struggle as written best
by Malcolm X.

But keep in mind that many Black Slaves were originally
captured and thrown into slavery by "Moslem" slave traders:
"Black Slavers", traitors, invaders and deniers of Pagan Natural
Sacred Africa, in the name of "Islamic" Judaism, the ruling
circle of Slavery, in partnership with "Christian" Judaism...

In my Soul I give TAO M.X Five Stars, but due to Black Muslim
relations with a certain carnivorous blood thirsty human religion,
I can only rightfully give it Three Stars.

Hats off to Malcolm X and all Freedom Fighters of Conscience !

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I am not worthy.......2006-06-10

I must say I feel rather humble in my attempt to review this autobiography, hence the brevity of my Review. However I cannot sufficiently stress how the account of Malcolm X's life has given me as a native African (and gives the reader regardless of ethnic background) a crucially important Sociological, Philosophical, Political, Islamic and Pan African insight into African American culture and its' shaping in historical context.

By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X

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Basics behind the making of the film
An informative and educational book on an important film.

By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X
Spike Lee , Ralph Wiley , and Malcolm X
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Basics behind the making of the film .......2005-04-09

As to say Spike Lee is one-of-a kind director and a good follower. I luv him from the top since he been out. I would actually like to hear more from him 'cuz he's still my top director and mentor. Now back to the movie, I know everybody have love for this flick that Spike Lee created it talks about the life and times of civil rights leader Malcolm X (played by my main man Denzel Washington) which begins on reading the screenplay, the talks about it, the stars who played on the film and to those that believe that believe it out, etc. This is one of my all-time favorite books to read 'cuz it tells it all right here from this movie I like. Anyway it's still my #1 favorite movie of all-time. I look forward for Spike Lee putting out a memoir of his life and where he started his film-playing career into a higher level which drops in Sept or Oct of this yr. Specially look forward of hearing it.

An informative and educational book on an important film........1997-10-12

"By Any Means Necessary" is an excellent book on the making of the film "Malcolm X" by director Spike Lee. Not only do we get a chance to see the film from the director's eye, but we also get to read all of the hassles he had to go through in order to come out with a film in Hollywood.The whole tone of the book, like all of Lee's books on his firms, is that of a diary. So what we're reading is random notes, scribbles, and just little lines that he will remember down the line. It almost seemed like a match made in hell: Spike Lee, considered to be a "controversial" film director, does a film on the line of Malcolm X, considered to be a controversial human rights figure. Throughout the book, Lee has to remind himself that despite the nay-sayers, the film will be done, even at times when he doubts his own creative genius.There are also thoughts from some of the actors (including Denzel Washington, who also played Malcolm X in his early years), but the best words come from Lee

Malcolm X: The Last Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

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The best of the M/X compilations
"There's a worldwide revolution going on"
Malcolm X's Words: A Guide To Action Today !
The Real Malcolm X

Malcolm X: The Last Speeches (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
Malcolm X
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Any kind of movement for freedom of Black people based solely within the confines of America is absolutely doomed to fail. Speeches and interviews from the last two years of his life.

Includes: Index, Chronology, Annotation

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The best of the M/X compilations.......2005-01-20

In 1991 I met Malikah Shabazz (one of M/X's daughters) and she autographed my copy of this, telling me that this was her favorite of the varying complations that filled bookstores at the time. I agreed then and now. This presents a more complex look at the varying stages of Malcolm's evolving philosophy while other such compliations are more selective to represent such phases in Malcolm X's evolution Elijah Muhammad's teachings (which I personally have no use for), socialism, black nationalism, etc. to promote the point of view of the compliers. Here, we see that M/X, while consistant in his search for something better for Black people. So it can rightly be called "A Malcolm X Reader" or "The Evolution of Malcolm X Thought."

He also mentions Nelson Mandela in passing in this collection, and what he has to say about his days in the Nation of Islam near the end of this book will give fans of the pre-1964 thought of M/X much pause. After this, check out "Malcolm X Talks to Young People." While that is a representation of his later thought, it's also quite good. But read this after the "Autobiography" and M/X Speaks" to get the full enchilada of Malcolm X Thought.

"There's a worldwide revolution going on".......2002-07-20

Dr. Bruce Perry, former collaborator, more recently biographer of Malcolm X, searched for decades after Malcolm X died for more speeches and interviews by Malcolm X. He spent years tracking down the man who had the tapes that led to this book, finding him in the rain forest jungles of Guyana, and being able to interview him while the revolutionary government of Marice Bishop still ruled Grenada. He knew Pathfinder would publish them, because Pathfinder was the publisher Malcolm X chose while he was alive to publish his work, because they believe in Malcolm X's words because they are Malcolm's.
There are three sections, two speeches given before Malcolm split from the Nation of Islam from January and February 1963, two interviews from december 1964, and the last two speeches we have in full, one he gave February 15, 1965 and another he gave the next day. Malcolm X was murdered on February 21, 1965.
You can judge for yourself how Malcolm X grew and changed.l One thing, it wasn't to become someone just into peace and love and non-violence and all sorts of silly things that people say, but that Malcolm X never was into. I just leave you with the contrast in titles. The titles of the 1963 speeches are "Twenty million Black people in a political, economic, and mental prison" anmd "America's gravest crisis since the civil war," rooted in the problems of Black people in America. The speeches given in the last week of his life speak of the world: :There's a world wide revolution going on" and L:Not just an American problem, but a world problem."

Malcolm X's Words: A Guide To Action Today !.......2002-07-12

This book has all of the themes that Malcolm spoke about during the last year of his life. He patiently explains over and over that the U.S. government is not and can't be "ours", not without a revolution : it is theirs, it belongs to the superrich
( mostly -white ) man. He calls this system " the power structure" or, most scientifically of all, then and now, "Western, or American, imperialism". He speaks of the need for Blacks in "America" to be proud of their African roots;
the need to become and to stay politically independent of the twin parties of capitalist racism; of women's equality and dignity - that's right ; it's one of the main reasons he broke from the Nation of Islam - and he speaks of the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cuban revolutions as examples to emulate HERE. Above all he teaches you , of whatever color , creed ,or sex , to start with the standpoint that most of the people in the world are your potential allies and what is called " America" - the U.S. government and the Yanqui Empire - is your and my deadly enemy. Anti-capitalist and pro-socialist, this is not the Malcolm of biographers, or movie directors, or other "interpreters" - it is Malcolm X speaking for himself, putting forward a line of march relevant to every fighter for meaningful social change today, tomorrow, and beyond.

The Real Malcolm X.......2002-07-05

If your view of Malcolm X is from the Spike Lee movie, reading this book and the other books of speeches from his last year "Malcolm X: The Final Speeches" will turn your head around. Malcolm is depicted as a purely humanist, apolitical person, after his trip to Mecca who simply loved everyone. The speeches and interviews from his last year show him as an increasingly political person who was working with Cuban, Congolese, Algerian revolutionists and with revolutionary socialists in the United States to fight for African liberation and against the growing US War in Indochina.

Moreover, Malcolm's speeches from this year also document the reactionary and corrupt practices of the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad and its terror campaign against Malcolm and anyone else who dissent. He had held back from this, but he needed to do this to expose the threats against himself and his family.

As in his other speeches and interviews Malcolm speaks in a voice with lots of practical school-of-hard-knocks knowledge and reasoning, in a soul stirring, voice, with lots of wit as well as wisdom thrown in.

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Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X.......2007-03-13

This is an excellent source for material about the civil rights movement. It is the experiences of a Black Muslim in a White world. I recommend this book for Junior and Senior High School students.

By Any Means Necessary: Speeches, Interviews and a Letter

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Ghosts in Our Blood: With Malcolm X in Africa, England, and the Caribbean

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Ghosts in Our Blood: With Malcolm X in Africa, England, and the Caribbean
Jan R. Carew , and Malcolm X
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