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In the 1950s and 1960s, Malcolm X challenged America to face the truth of its prejudice toward its African American citizens. Born in poverty in Lansing Michigan, he fell into a life of petty crime, until he discovered the Black Muslim religion in jail. Eventually, he turned his life around, continued to seek teachers, and instructed others too. His influence continues to be felt around the world.
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From Publishers Weekly
Grimes's distinctly partisan account of the African American leader conveys his remarkable drive but fails to mediate the controversies surrounding him. Whether discussing the tragedies that shaped Malcolm's childhood, the criminal activities of his youth, his affiliation with the Nation of Islam or his eventual rejection of separatism, Grimes rarely provides enough of either a historical or social context to help the reader assimilate disturbing information. For example, the Nation of Islam's teachings (among them, that whites comprise a "devil race") are presented without interpretation. Evidence of her own biases may escape her audience's notice, but she clearly conveys her passion for her subject and thereby recreates some of the excitement surrounding Malcolm. For a more objective treatment with greater historical perspective, see Walter Dean Myers's Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary (Children's Forecasts, Nov. 23). Photographs not seen by PW . Ages 11-14.
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0449908038
- ISBN 13 9780449908037
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages177
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