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Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"How the circuses, dance halls, and midways of the Gilded Age provided the cultural ferment and freedom that led to the creation of the Black Muslim movement in America"--
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1990 Payne embarked on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X. All living siblings of the Malcolm Little family, classmates, street friends, cellmates, Nation of Islam figures, FBI moles and cops, and political leaders around the world. His goal: to transform what would become over a hundred hours of interviews into an unprecedented portrait of Malcolm X, one that would separate fact from...
11) Malcolm X
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life, beliefs, and achievements of the Black Muslim leader who was assassinated in 1965.
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
University of North Carolina Press edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvi, 377 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), born Elijah Poole, dreamed of living a better life than his slave ancestors. However, by the time he arrived in Detroit in 1923, the bitter hatred and lynchings of the South had become a part of his consciousness, and the urban poverty and rank discrimination he encountered in the North further ignited his ire and indignation. In An Original Man, historian Claude Clegg reveals the motivations of this charismatic preacher...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Malcolm X grew to be one of America's most influential figures. But first, he was a boy named Malcolm Little. Written by his daughter, this inspiring picture book biography celebrates a vision of freedom andBolstered by the love and wisdom of his large, warm family, young Malcolm Little was a natural born leader. But when confronted with intolerance and a series of tragedies, Malcolm's optimism and faith were threatened. He had to learn how to be...
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