The afterlife of Malcolm X : an outcast turned icon's enduring impact on America
Whitaker, Mark2025
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Malcolm X has become as much of an American icon as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, or Martin Luther King. But when he was murdered in 1965, he was still seen as a dangerous outsider. White America found him alienating, mainstream African Americans found him divisive, and even his admirers found him bravely radical. Although Ossie Davis famously eulogized Malcolm X as 'our own Black shining prince,' he never received the mainstream acceptance toward which he seemed to be striving in his final year. It is more in death than his life that Malcolm's influence has blossomed and come to leave a deep imprint on the cultural landscape of America. With impeccable research and original reporting, Mark Whitaker tells the story of Malcolm X's far-reaching posthumous legacy.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Collation:
xxi, 426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781668033296 (hbk)
Dewey class:
320.546
Language:
English
Subject:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- InfluenceX, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- AssassinationAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- HistoryBlack nationalism -- United States -- HistoryBlack power -- United States -- HistoryUnited States -- Race relationsPolitics and GovernmentUnited States of America, USAEthnic minorities & multicultural studiesEthnic studiesPolitics & governmentHuman rights, civil rights
BRN:
3044237