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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

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Name: Malcolm X
Birth Date: May 19, 1925
Death Date: February 21, 1965
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Place of Death: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: leader

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Biography of Malcolm X
946 words, approx. 3.2 pages
Malcolm X (1925-1965), African American civil rights leader, was a major 20th-century spokesman for black nationalism. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebr. His father, a Baptist minister, was an outspoken follower of Marcus...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley - Malcolm X Summary
7,444 words, approx. 25 pages
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley - Malcolm X Introduction The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) ranks among the most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century and is a seminal work of the autobiography genre. Told in direct and...
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X Summary
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Malcolm X to Alex Haley Jn the late 1950s Alex Haley (1921-92) was a struggling African American magazine writer. His research for an article on the Nation of Islam led, in turn, to Haley's writing of an...
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X Information
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (ISBN 0-345-35068-5) was written by Alex Haley between 1964 and 1965, based on interviews conducted shortly before Malcolm X's death (and with an epilogue after it), and published in 1965. The book was named by Time...


News and Journals
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The Washington Post
Measuring Up to Malcolm X; The Autobiography of Denzel Washington and a Role of Destiny
11/15/1992: 2,467 words, approx. 8 pages
When it came time for Denzel Washington to act out the afternoon that Malcolm X was assassinated, he thought he was ready. On the set, the natural tension of a murder scene was intertwined with, and often overwhelmed by, the emotions of crew...
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National Review
Malcolm X.
12/28/1992: 1,184 words, approx. 4 pages
INTO his short life, Malcolm X (1925-1965) packed many careers, from criminal to ascetic; and many ideologies, from extremist white-hating black nationalism to some sort of incipient tolerance and ecumenism. I know no more about the Black Muslim orator and organizer than anyone would...
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AP News
Albino rapper trumps race with rhymes
7/13/2007: 886 words, approx. 3 pages
When he was starting out in the rap business, Brother Ali quickly learned how much skin color matters."I started sitting down for interviews and journalists would say, 'Are you black or white?'" recalled Ali, who is albino. "I'd ask them, 'What do you think?'"For the...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Thomas W. Benson
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In the following essay, Benson offers an analysis of Malcolm X's Autobiography based on the principles of rhetoric, and contends that The Autobiography of Malcolm X "achieves a unique synthesis of selfhood and rhetorical instrumentality."
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Critical Essay by Lawrence B. Good heart
5,222 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Goodheart examines the identity of Malcolm X—as set forth in The Autobiography of Malcolm X—using the theoretical framework of Erik Erikson.
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Critical Essay by John D. Groppe
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In the following essay, Groppe employs the developmental stage theory of Erik Erikson to demonstrate Malcolm X's "growth into trust" as it is related in The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
 
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My Favorite Book: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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A review of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the only legacy of a leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement who showed tremendous amounts of heroism and courage. The autobiography has profoundly affected many people, both black and white, who have read it.


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