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Overview

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History

Hailed as "a masterpiece" (San Francisco Chronicle), the late Manning Marable's acclaimed biography of Malcolm X finally does justice to one of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century American history. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X is a stunning achievement, the definitive work on one of our greatest advocates for social change.

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History

Finalist for the 2011 National Book Award in Nonfiction

One of the New York Times Book Review's Top 10 Books of 2011

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In hardcover, this revelatory biography of human rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) was hailed as "magisterial...an exceeding brave as well as a major intellectual accomplishment," named as a finalist for the National Book Award and honored as one of the New York Times Top 10 Books of the Year. Now in trade paperback and NOOK Book, this bestseller promises to attract even more readers.

— Edward Ash-Milby

Michiko Kakutani
In his revealing and prodigiously researched new biography…Manning Marable…vividly chronicles [the] many incarnations of [Malcolm X], describing the "multiple masks" he donned over the years, while charting the complex and contradiction-filled evolution of his political and religious beliefs…Marable artfully strips away the layers and layers of myth that have been lacquered onto his subject's life…[and] manages to situate Malcolm X within the context of 20th-century racial politics in America without losing focus on his central character…
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It is truly a shame that Marable passed away just days before this epic masterwork reached stores. This is a book whose reputation preceded itself and would have required little promotion; allegations by Marable that Malcolm both participated in a homosexual encounter with an early patron and was unfaithful to his wife Betty had already raised the ire of two of Malcolm's daughters, as well as others in the black community for whom Malcolm X has been raised to near-sainthood over the 40-odd years since his assassination. But neither claim is based on much evidence, and neither takes away from the overall impact of the work. Indeed the towering achievement of this book, which took Marable almost two decades to complete, is his ability to present Malcolm X as a flawed, struggling human being, as much at odds with his government as with himself. Marable deftly follows the same narrative path as did Haley's autobiography, but filling in the gaps and fine-tuning the exaggerations of that best-selling volume. Combing through FBI and NYPD files, gathering Nation of Islam interviews, and fleshing out Malcolm's post-NOI activities abroad, Marable succeeds spectacularly in painting a broader and more complex portrait of a man constantly in search of himself and his place in America.
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A candid, corrective look at the Nation of Islam leader and renegade—and a deeply informed investigation of the evolution of his thinking on race and revolution.

For decades, distinguished scholar Marable (African-American Affairs/Columbia Univ.;Living Black History: How Re-Imagining the African-American Past Can Remake America's Racial Future, 2006, etc.) studied the life and work of Malcolm X (1925–1965), and this meticulous sifting of the fact from the fictionexpertly places him within the civil-rights movement of the time and as catalyst for the emerging Black Power struggle. The author looks beyond the myth that "Malcolmites" have woven around their leader and returns to original sources, such as NOI members and former members; Malcolm's widow and their children; African and Islamist chiefs Malcolm met on his extensive travels abroad; civil-rights activists, who were wary of his views on racial separatism; and files by the FBI and New York Police Department, who may have been complicit in his assassination by NOI operatives on Feb. 21, 1965. First and foremost, Marable deconstructs Alex Haley's masterlyAutobiography of Malcolm X (1965), which he and Malcolm collaborated on for years before Malcolm's death, but which exaggerates the exploits of Malcolm's earlier manifestation as "Detroit Red," probably in order to render more powerful the conversion to Islam of this hustler, pimp and thief incarcerated at the Norfolk Prison Colony. For years, Malcolm was NOI's exalted evangelical front man and first minister, broadcasting the organization's anti-white, anti-political doctrine before Malcolm's recognition of the crucial work of the civil-rights activists and the need for global black political engagement prompted his break with the NOIto embrace what Marable terms Pan-Africanism. Moreover, Malcolm could not sanction Elijah Muhammad's extramarital affairs and out-of-wedlock children, setting in motion a perilous countdown to NOI retribution. The Malcolm X revealed here was troublingly misogynist and occasionally precipitous in action and speech, but possessed a dauntless sincerity and intelligence that was only beginning to shape and clarify his message for humanity.

A bold, sure-footed, significant biography of enormous depth and feeling.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780143120322
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/28/2011
  • Pages: 608
  • Sales rank: 53,206
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 9.04 (h) x 1.36 (d)

Meet the Author

Manning Marable
Manning Marable

Manning Marable (1951-2011) was M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African American Studies and professor of history and public affairs at Columbia University. He was founding director of African American Studies at Columbia from 1993 to 2003, and directed Columbia’s Center for Contemporary Black History. The author of fifteen books, Marable was also the editor of the quarterly journal Souls.

Table of Contents

Prologue Life Beyond the Legend 1

Chapter 1 "Up, You Mighty Race! " 1925-1941 15

Chapter 2 The Legend of Detroit Red 1941-January 1946 39

Chapter 3 Becoming "X" January 1946-August 1952 70

Chapter 4 "They Don't Come Like the Minister" August 1952-May 1957 100

Chapter 5 "Brother, a Minister Has to Be Married" May 1957-March 1959 130

Chapter 6 "The Hate That Hate Produced" March 1959-January 1961 155

Chapter 7 "As Sure As God Made Green Apples" January 1961-May 1962 180

Chapter 8 From Prayer to Protest May 1962-March 1963 211

Chapter 9 "He Was Developing Too Fast" April-November 1963 235

Chapter 10 "The Chickens Coming Home to Roost" December 1, 1963-March 12,1964 269

Chapter 11 An Epiphany in the Hajj March 12-May 21, 1964 297

Chapter 12 "Do Something About Malcolm X" May 21-July 11, 1964 321

Chapter 13 "In the Struggle for Dignity" July 11-November 24,1964 360

Chapter 14 "Such a Man Is Worthy of Death" November 24,1964-February 14,1965 388

Chapter 15 Death Comes on Time February 14-February 21, 1965 418

Chapter 16 Life After Death 450

Epilogue Reflections on a Revolutionary Vision 479

Acknowledgments and Research Notes 489

Notes 495

A Glossary of Terms 559

Bibliography 563

Index 577

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  • Posted April 15, 2011

    A Challenge To The Validity Of One's Open Mindedness

    "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention," by Manning Marable is not for the weak minded and those easily shaken about distasteful alleged revelations about their heroes and heroines. Mr. Marable will either elevate a reader's level of appreciation of Malcolm X, or taint it with portrayals of him that may be perceived as unforgivable violations of hero worship. I believe it is a book well worth purchasing and reading in earnest. It will be important to realize that in indulging in the book that at times it is the writer's interpretations of Malcolm X being showcased. Certain statements are not necessarily purported truths that can't be challenged. I see a future where more books about the complex character of Malcolm X will be written and published. However, Manning Marable's latest book is one for the ages. I believe it will ultimately stand the test of time in terms of its relevance to readers being challenged to be honest about their biases while seeking truths. Again, there will probably be more books about Malcolm X, but they will be hard pressed to be as controversial as "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention." Manning Marable's history of scholarly excellence is unquestionable. He has now taken a risk that if successful may enlarge the acceptance of truths and reduce the playing field of what has previously been pawned off as mere gossip, used for the character assassinations of great men and women in the human rights struggle. The best thing is to read this book for yourself.

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