What is a good book to read about Malcolm X? Other than being such a great leader, I know nothing about him.?

Question

Growing up white, you just hear that Malcolm X was radical and a great leader. I just now found out that he split from the Black Muslims and started his own group. I read somewhere that maybe the Black Muslims had him killed. I hate to be ignorant so I would like to further educate myself. Schools leave out way too much unless you want to know about white people.

Answer 1

Malcolm "X" was not a great leader. He was a criminal who advocated crimes against Whitey. I know, Blacks were being persecuted but violence only breeds more violence.

His autobiography: The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley (Mass Market Paperback)

Unfortunately, you will get very little "facts" on him because all of the books are told from the poor persecuted black perspective. He became a Muslim because he wanted to hurt Whitey by making the statement that Christianity was "The White Mans Religion".

I did a thesis on both him and King. Neither were what they were portrayed to be.

Good luck. Be proud to be White. 99% of White people are good.

Answer 2

Peace be upon you
He was a radical against whites until he went to Hajj and saw the racial harmony there. People from all around the world gathering for one purpose, after that he became normal and started advocating Islam for racial harmony. His autobiography should be a good. Don't listen to pcpy. It is clear he has biases and an agenda, proud to be white, what do you think of that statement? Just find out the facts for yourself and don't let parochial views like the one pcpy possesses distract you.

Answer 3

What makes you think he was all that good as a leader too. There should be a book or two about him in your local library. Look in the biography section.

Answer 4

Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley.

Any good library should have it. From there, you can pick your readings further.

Answer 5

malcom x story is amazing he was a muslim but misguided and on the wrong path (nation of islam) they he made the pilgrimage to mekkah and then saw the truth in islam and began practicing properly. he is a very insperational man

Answer 6

Malcolm Little (1925-1965) As a baby a number of his uncles died lynched via individuals of the Ku Klux Klan, in the early 1940's he grew to become a nicely prevalent offender in Flint, Michigan and Harlem, ny city, they call him Detroit crimson, on 1943 he replaced into categorised as "Mentally disqualified for cover stress provider". In 1945 he started a gang in Boston to rob properties of wealthy White human beings, on early 1946 he replaced into sent to penitentiary for Larceny and Braking and stepping into, on Charlestown State penitentiary in Charlestown, Boston he earned the nickname of "devil" for hating faith. Malcolm Little comberted to Islam whilst nevertheless in penitentiary in 1948, he progressed a liking for examining and joined the country of Islam a Black Supremacist corporation After being realesed from prision on 1952 he started signing as Malcolm X, and grew to become an activist of the African American civil rights, in the Johnson Hilton Incident (1957) have been 4 harmless African individuals have been taken to penitentiary Malcolm X noted as his followers to protest exterior the Police place of work and the have been approximately 4000 He replaced into part of the Welcome Comitte of Fidel Castro's pass to on 1960, he wrote books, and on 1964 he did pronounced that Black all of us is greater suitable than white and he noted as for entire segregation, Malcolm X rejected the Civil Rights pass approach of nonviolence and definite he noted as martin Luther King a chump, he replaced into accused of merchandising riots and violence, and replaced into even accused of being antisemitist. After leaving the country of Islam Malcolm X have been given 1000's of loss of existence threats, he persisted struggling with for the Civil Rights of the black human beings till his assassination on 1965.