CBC News | Posted: February 9, 2018 8:05 PM | Last Updated: May 26, 2021
Alex Haley
Image | BOOK COVER: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that denies its nonwhite citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand America. (From Ballantine Books)
Media Audio | Rewind : An Uncut Interview with Malcolm X- Part One
Caption: The Canadian writer Austin Clarke in an interview with Malcolm X in late 1963. This full length and uncut interview became part of a two hour documentary that looked at the neighbourhood of Harlem in New York City, which was largely a black ghetto.
Media Audio | Rewind : An Uncut Interview with Malcolm X- Part Two
Caption: The Canadian writer Austin Clarke in part two of an interview with Malcolm X in late 1963. This uncut interview became part of a two hour documentary that looked at the neighbourhood of Harlem in New York City, which was largely a black ghetto.
Media Audio | Q : Ilyasah Shabazz wants young readers to meet her dad, Malcolm X
Caption: Ilyasah Shabazz joins guest host Rachel Giese to discuss X, a young adult novel about her father Malcolm X's early years. X is a redemption story as compelling now as it was when it was in the iconic human rights activist's 1965 autobiography.
Media Audio | Day 6 : Muhammad Ali's "fatal friendship" with Malcolm X
Caption: Johnny Smith, co-author of "Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X" on Muhammad Ali’s transformation from boxer to international symbol of black independence, and Ali's ultimate rejection of Malcolm X.