From Civil Rights to Black Liberation: Malcom X and the Organization of Afro-America Unity

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From Civil Rights to Black Liberation is one of the few books that offers historical research about the OAAU, a revolutionary organization founded by Malcolm X and rooted in traditions of Black nationalism, self-determination, and human rights. The author establishes the relevance of Malcolm's political legacy for the task of rebuilding the movement for Black liberation almost thirty years after his assassination.
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Overview

From Civil Rights to Black Liberation is one of the few books that offers historical research about the OAAU, a revolutionary organization founded by Malcolm X and rooted in traditions of Black nationalism, self-determination, and human rights. The author establishes the relevance of Malcolm's political legacy for the task of rebuilding the movement for Black liberation almost thirty years after his assassination.
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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
There has been a long running debate in the intellectual and religious communities about what is fact and what is supposition surrounding Malcolm X's break with the Nation of Islam and of his formation of Muslim Mosque Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). Sales intelligently argues why he considers Malcolm X more than an icon for revolutionary African American youth; he asserts that he is a ``multi-faceted thinker and organizer who is worthy of serious study by scholars, activists, and anyone else looking to understand our world today.'' Throughout the book, he discusses in great detail how Malcolm X's political thinking matured from a simple form of Black nationalism, under the aegis of the Nation of Islam, to a more developed direction of Pan-African internationalism through his own organization, the OAUU. Sales includes many excerpts of Malcolm X's speeches which provide a strong argument for his assertion that Malcolm X spent the remainder of his life in the 1960s trying to internationalize the struggle of African Americans. However, he tends to jump randomly throughout the text addressing Malcolm X the icon, the revolutionary and the man. Perhaps if his points had more of a progressive and gradual direction, it would make for more enjoyable reading. (May)
Booknews
A detailed description and analysis of the Organization of Afro- American Unity (OAAU)--created by Malcolm X in the last 11 months of his life--based on interviews with OAAU members, FBI surveillance files, previously published accounts, and OAAU documents. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780896084803
  • Publisher: South End Press
  • Publication date: 7/1/1999
  • Series: African-American Studies
  • Pages: 247
  • Sales rank: 472,351
  • Product dimensions: 5.30 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
1 The Year They Re-discovered Malcolm X 1
2 The Gestation of a Revolutionary 25
3 A New Model in the Civil Rights Movement 39
4 The Political Thought of Malcolm X in Transition 51
5 The OAAU and the Politics of a Black United Front 97
6 An Assessment of the OAAU 133
7 Malcolm X's Ideological Legacy 165
8 Malcolm X's Organizational Legacy 185
9 Malcolm X's Legacy of Leadership and Charisma 205
Notes 217
Bibliography 235
Abbreviations 239
Index 241
About the Author/About South End Press 248
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2013

    A Must Read!!!

    If you want to know a detail analysis of Malcolm's post Mecca activities in the U.S. and internationally, I recommend this book. If you appreciate Malcolm as an historic figure, I recommend his autobiography, Malcolm X Speaks, The Judas Factor and this book. This book if filled with information about Malcolm's two organizations the Muslim Mosque Inc, and the Organization of Afro-American unity that sets the standard of recording history about Malcolm's short-lived movement due to his tragic assassination.

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