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Malcolm X : by any means necessary : a biography / by Walter Dean Myers.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338309850
- ISBN: 1338309854
- Physical Description: xi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020
- Copyright: ©1993
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A man called Malcolm -- Father -- Son -- Creating a new image -- Detroit Red -- Nation of Islam -- Message -- Freedom and a new name -- Minister Malcolm -- In the public eye -- Man named Martin -- March on Washington -- Split with Elijah Muhammad -- Malcolm's Hajj -- New message -- Word on the street -- Assassination -- Son is buried -- Who killed Malcolm? -- Legacy. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.0 6.0 10129. |
| Awards Note: | Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 1994. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | X, Malcolm, 1925-1965. Black Muslims > Biography. African Americans > Biography. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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| Covington Branch | B X1m 2020 (Text) | 33126024147930 | YA Biography | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | B X1m 2020 (Text) | 33126024147922 | YA Biography | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1993 February
Gr 5 Up-- Myers organizes Malcolm X's life into four stages: his childhood; his adolescence; his period of working under Elijah Mohammad; and his life after breaking with the Nation of Islam. Throughout, his experiences and actions are presented in a broader social context, from the beliefs of Marcus Garvey, who exerted such an influence upon Malcolm's parents, to the culture of adolescent black males in the 1930s and 1940s, to the contrasts between the Nation of Islam's views and those of Martin Luther King, Jr, with all the shadings in between. The author discusses the evolution in Malcolm's character, as his belief in Islam gradually taught him that not all whites were the enemies of African-Americans. He strikes a good balance between his subject's personal life and broader social issues and movements. Myers does not judge whether or not Malcolm X's views were better than those of King, but rather shows how both appealed to specific audiences and contributed to the struggles of the 1960s. Surprisingly, though, there is very little discussion of current controversies that have emerged from the two points of view. Black-and-white photographs and a reproduction of a page from Malcolm's extensive FBI file help readers to visualize the key personages and events in America's past. Myers's evenhanded approach will provoke thought and discussion among reluctant readers, who may find Jack Rummel's fact-laden Malcolm X (Chelsea, 1989) slow going. --Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Siena College Library, Loudonville, NY Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information.