Malcolm X

"We never can win freedom and justice and equality until we are doing something for ourselves!" " Malcolm X learned from... (more)

"We never can win freedom and justice and equality until we are doing something for ourselves!" " Malcolm X learned from his father that black people should demand equality by taking their lives and futures into their own hands. Malcolm believed in this idea. It was one he lived by. Though Malcolm faced hard times growing up and even went to jail, he turned his life around. He read books and combined lessons he'd learned from his father and from the religious leader Elijah Muhammad. Soon Malcolm would become a powerful leader in the struggle for blacks to achieve equality. Malcolm died tragically when he was only thirty-nine, but his beliefs live on today. Walter Dean Myers's evenhanded narrative and Leonard Jenkins's striking paintings celebrate the man and the fiery message he brought to all people of color. (less)

African Americans have played vital roles in the shaping of American history. The Child's World "RM" is committed to edu... (more)

African Americans have played vital roles in the shaping of American history. The Child's World "RM" is committed to educating and informing children about the achievements and contributions of America's noted African American leaders, inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and sports figures. Our Journey to Freedom "RM" series pays tribute to these individuals and the events that have shaped our lives. (less)

The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, an... (more)

The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, and brilliantly fun. Enter Andrew Helfer, the award-winning graphic-novel editor behind Road to Perdition and The History of Violence, and welcome the launch of a unique line of graphic biographies. If a picture is worth a thousand words, these graphic biographies qualify as tomes. But if you're among the millions who haven't time for another doorstop of a biography, these books are for you. With the thoroughly researched and passionately drawn Malcolm X, Helfer and award-winning artist Randy DuBurke capture Malcolm Little's extraordinary transformation from a black youth beaten down by Jim Crow America into Malcolm X, the charismatic, controversial, and doomed national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. (less)

Draws on new research to trace the life of Malcolm X from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Is... (more)

Draws on new research to trace the life of Malcolm X from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination. (less)

"A biography of human rights activist Malcolm X, discussing his early struggles with racism, rise to fame as the public ... (more)

"A biography of human rights activist Malcolm X, discussing his early struggles with racism, rise to fame as the public face of the Nation of Islam, personal hardships, and legacy"--Provided by publisher. (less)

Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery... (more)

Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times. (less)

The FBI has made possible a reassembling of the history of Malcolm X that goes beyond any previous research. From the op... (more)

The FBI has made possible a reassembling of the history of Malcolm X that goes beyond any previous research. From the opening of his file in March of 1953 to his assassination in 1965, the story of Malcolm X's political life is a gripping one. Shortly after he was released from a Boston prison in 1953, the FBI watched every move Malcolm X made. Their files on him totaled more than 3,600 pages, covering every facet of his life. Viewing the file as a source of information about the ideological development and political significance of Malcolm X, historian Clayborne Carson exami ... (less)

Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history, perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm ... (more)

Of the great figures 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... (less)

With new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of ra... (more)

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 KKK to the struggles of the civil rights movement. Encompassing his parents' activism and his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, it charts his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of our boldest advocates for social changes, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew. (less)