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Everyone should really just read the entire Autobiography. http://www.amazon.com/The-Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Haley/dp/0345350685 http://www.amazon.com/The-A

Everyone should really just read the entire Autobiography. http://www.amazon.com/The-Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Haley/dp/0345350685 http://www.amazon.com/The-Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Haley/d... Also, they should spell "Malcolm" correctly. :)

streptomycin 12y ago
Agreed, Malcolm X is one of the most fascinating individuals in recent history. The movie based on his autobiography is also quite good: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/
- cheez 12y ago
  That's the understatement of the year! I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it but I don't remember ever feeling as attached to a character except maybe in Shawshank.
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- brickmort 12y ago
  This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Despite being 3+ hours, There isn't a single boring moment and Spike Lee and Denzel do a superb job at showing the transformation of Malcolm X. Now I have to go check out the autobiography.
yincrash 12y ago
Surprisingly, this book was one of the options I had for required summer reading growing up in Georgia public schools. Definitely a good read.
- nether 12y ago
  same here growing up in rural virginia
tomjen3 12y ago
Is it still worth reading for somebody who despise the man? Both what he was (a robber) and what he became?
- streptomycin 12y ago
  Yes.
- tesq 12y ago
  Why do you despise the man?
  - tim333 12y ago
    I'm not tomjen3 or even that up on Malcolm X but note from Wikipedia that when that when with the Nation of Islam he taught that "white people are 'devils' that blacks are superior to whites, and that the demise of the white race is imminent." and that he split with the Nation of Islam over saying the Kennedy assassination was 'chickens coming home to roost' while they sent condolences to the family. All seems a bit iffy to me.
    - wpietri 12y ago
      Given that whites of the era were teaching that whites were superior to blacks (and using that belief to justify all sorts of mistreatment) I can entirely forgive someone promoting the opposite view.
    - _nullandnull_ 12y ago
      > even that up on Malcolm X Then you shouldn't comment on a subject that you know nothing about. Read his book, listen to his speeches, watch the movie, study the civil rights movements and then comment on what you feel is "iffy".
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theOnliest 12y ago
Also worth reading is Manning Marable's excellent biography Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-X-A-Life-Reinvention/dp/0143120328/ http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-X-A-Life-Reinvention/dp/014312...
Bulkington 12y ago
Agreed, mainly because the period is so alien to many sub-40s Americans today. Also resonant: Islam, race, ugly American politics. It's an easy read, written by Alex Haley, who also wrote Roots. (Don't read the book (Roots) if you can find the more culturally significant mini-series. LeVar Burton was an icon in the US in the late 70s, well before he boarded the Enterprise.) The Spike Lee movie on Maclolm X is interesting, but a significantly different experience than reading the book.
- dwolfson20 12y ago
  I actually disagree that you shouldn't read "Roots." I just finished it myself, and it's about as close as you can get to experiencing what it would be like to be taken away from your home in chains.

streptomycin 12y ago

Agreed, Malcolm X is one of the most fascinating individuals in recent history. The movie based on his autobiography is also quite good: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/

cheez 12y ago
That's the understatement of the year! I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it but I don't remember ever feeling as attached to a character except maybe in Shawshank.
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brickmort 12y ago
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Despite being 3+ hours, There isn't a single boring moment and Spike Lee and Denzel do a superb job at showing the transformation of Malcolm X. Now I have to go check out the autobiography.

yincrash 12y ago

Surprisingly, this book was one of the options I had for required summer reading growing up in Georgia public schools. Definitely a good read.

nether 12y ago
same here growing up in rural virginia

tomjen3 12y ago

Is it still worth reading for somebody who despise the man? Both what he was (a robber) and what he became?

streptomycin 12y ago
Yes.
tesq 12y ago
Why do you despise the man?
- tim333 12y ago
  I'm not tomjen3 or even that up on Malcolm X but note from Wikipedia that when that when with the Nation of Islam he taught that "white people are 'devils' that blacks are superior to whites, and that the demise of the white race is imminent." and that he split with the Nation of Islam over saying the Kennedy assassination was 'chickens coming home to roost' while they sent condolences to the family. All seems a bit iffy to me.
  - wpietri 12y ago
    Given that whites of the era were teaching that whites were superior to blacks (and using that belief to justify all sorts of mistreatment) I can entirely forgive someone promoting the opposite view.
  - _nullandnull_ 12y ago
    > even that up on Malcolm X Then you shouldn't comment on a subject that you know nothing about. Read his book, listen to his speeches, watch the movie, study the civil rights movements and then comment on what you feel is "iffy".
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theOnliest 12y ago

Also worth reading is Manning Marable's excellent biography Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-X-A-Life-Reinvention/dp/0143120328/ http://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-X-A-Life-Reinvention/dp/014312...

Bulkington 12y ago

Agreed, mainly because the period is so alien to many sub-40s Americans today. Also resonant: Islam, race, ugly American politics. It's an easy read, written by Alex Haley, who also wrote Roots. (Don't read the book (Roots) if you can find the more culturally significant mini-series. LeVar Burton was an icon in the US in the late 70s, well before he boarded the Enterprise.) The Spike Lee movie on Maclolm X is interesting, but a significantly different experience than reading the book.

dwolfson20 12y ago
I actually disagree that you shouldn't read "Roots." I just finished it myself, and it's about as close as you can get to experiencing what it would be like to be taken away from your home in chains.