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Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary

by Walter Dean Myers

Malcolm X’s changing public identity

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Malcolm X’s changing public identity

Walter Dean Myers traces Malcolm X’s life from Malcolm Little’s youth through the experiences that led him to prison, adopt a new name, and develop beliefs about Black identity in America. The biography places those personal changes alongside his role as a civil rights activist and a controversial voice in American history. Its subject is the evolution of a public figure whose ideas challenged prevailing views in his time and remain part of contemporary discussion.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in biographies of civil rights figures
  • Readers exploring Black history and debates about identity in America
  • Those seeking a biography that addresses Malcolm X’s varied and controversial roles

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Identity and self-definitionBlack life in AmericaCivil rights activismPersonal transformation

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Book overview

A classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers.

 

As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In Harlem he was known as Detroit Red, a slick street operator. At 19 he was back in Boston, leading a gang of burglars. At 20 he was in prison.

It was in prison that Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the name Malcolm X, and there he developed his beliefs about what being black means in America: beliefs that shook America then, and still shake America today.

Few men in American history are as controversial or compelling as Malcolm X. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Walter Dean Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, portrays Malcolm X as prophet, dealer, convict, troublemaker, revolutionary, and voice of black militancy.

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