The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X is one of the most significant figures in the history of America. Based on his interviews with Malcolm X, Alex Harley, in his work “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” writes about the days of Little Malcolm, later Malcolm X, and afterward El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. The civil rights activist, Muslim leader, and anti-integrationist recounts his life story from childhood to his transition to a Muslim leader. Once referring to himself as “the angriest Black man in America”, Malcolm X talks about how he came to appreciate the brotherhood of all humankind after converting to Islam. It is his tenacity and intellect that got him out of prison and propelled him to be the extraordinary figure the world now sees…