The Autobiography of Malcolm X
As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X
Recommended by 12 notable people, including Ryan Holiday and Rupi Kaur
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Recommended by 18 sources and appears in Civil Rights, Autobiography, and Malcolm X.
With its first great victory in the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the civil rights movement gained the powerful momentum it needed to sweep forward into its crucial decade, the 1960s. As voices of protest and change rose above the din of history and false promises, one voice sounded more urgently, more passion...
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Recommended by 18 sources and appears in Civil Rights, Autobiography, and Malcolm X.
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