The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley) reveals his quick-witted integrity, usually obscured by batteries of frenzied headlines, and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism.
Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure.
Malcolm X (1925-65), born Malcolm Little in Omaha, and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, lost both his parents at a young age. Leaving school early, he soon became part of Harlem's underworld, and in 1946 he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. It was in prison that Malcolm X converted to Islam. Paroled in 1952, he became an outspoken defender of Muslim doctrines, formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity in 1963, and had received considerable publicity by the time of his assassination in 1965.
If you enjoyed The Autobiography of Malcolm X, you might like Nelson Mandela's No Easy Walk to Freedom, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'This extraordinary autobiography is a brilliant, painful, important book'
The New York Times
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Wichtiges Buch, welches vom Autor ziemlich gut verfasst wurde.
Ich finde dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden der sich mit Den Themen: Rassismus, Islam und der damaligen USA. Auseinandersetzen möchte, da es ziemlich gut zeigt wie Rassistisch die USA zu dem Zeitpunkt war das sogar eine Organisation die NOI gegründet wurde welches viel Zuspruch von einem teil der Afro Amerikaner bekommen hat obwohl diese Organisation selbst Rassistisch gegenüber den weißen Amerikanern war. Generell ist das Leben von Malcom X von vielen Veränderungen geprägt und auch wenn er kein Vorbild ist hat er immer wieder gewisse Wendungen im Leben und sachen die er Tut von denen man viel Lernen kann.
Earnestly told, and an interesting perspective. A story worth hearing, and interesting to consider points I agree with told in a very different voice. the most interesting thing to consider is how his viewing everything primarily through racial lenses both gave him unique insight and how harder times pushed him to extremes and how he fought to change those extreme opinions
Description
From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley) reveals his quick-witted integrity, usually obscured by batteries of frenzied headlines, and the fierce idealism which led him to reject both liberal hypocrisies and black racialism.
Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an inspirational and controversial figure.
Malcolm X (1925-65), born Malcolm Little in Omaha, and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, lost both his parents at a young age. Leaving school early, he soon became part of Harlem's underworld, and in 1946 he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. It was in prison that Malcolm X converted to Islam. Paroled in 1952, he became an outspoken defender of Muslim doctrines, formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity in 1963, and had received considerable publicity by the time of his assassination in 1965.
If you enjoyed The Autobiography of Malcolm X, you might like Nelson Mandela's No Easy Walk to Freedom, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'This extraordinary autobiography is a brilliant, painful, important book'
The New York Times
Book Information
Posts
Wichtiges Buch, welches vom Autor ziemlich gut verfasst wurde.
Ich finde dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden der sich mit Den Themen: Rassismus, Islam und der damaligen USA. Auseinandersetzen möchte, da es ziemlich gut zeigt wie Rassistisch die USA zu dem Zeitpunkt war das sogar eine Organisation die NOI gegründet wurde welches viel Zuspruch von einem teil der Afro Amerikaner bekommen hat obwohl diese Organisation selbst Rassistisch gegenüber den weißen Amerikanern war. Generell ist das Leben von Malcom X von vielen Veränderungen geprägt und auch wenn er kein Vorbild ist hat er immer wieder gewisse Wendungen im Leben und sachen die er Tut von denen man viel Lernen kann.
Earnestly told, and an interesting perspective. A story worth hearing, and interesting to consider points I agree with told in a very different voice. the most interesting thing to consider is how his viewing everything primarily through racial lenses both gave him unique insight and how harder times pushed him to extremes and how he fought to change those extreme opinions