Malcolm X

Speeches from the last three weeks of the life of this outstanding leader of the oppressed Black nationality and of the working class in the United States. A large part is material previously unavailable, with some in print for the first time. Preface by Steve Clark, 8-page photo section and other photos, chronology, notes, index. Appendix: Basic Unity Program, Organization of Afro-American Unity.

By the time of his murder in 1965, Malcolm X was world-famous as the angriest black man in America. From hustling, cocaine addiction and armed violence he had turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the fervour of the Black Muslims. This book looks at the life and work of Malcolm X.

En la década de 1960, decisiva para el movimiento por los derechos civiles, numerosas voces de protesta y de cambio se elevaron por encima del estruendo de la historia y de las falsas promesas.Pero una de ellas sonaba con mas urgencia y pasion que el resto: Malcolm X, el lider musulman, instigador y anti-integracionista, calificado en alguna ocasion como el hombre mas peligroso de America, desafiaba al mundo a escuchar y aprender la verdad como el la habia experimentado. Fundo la Organizacion de la Unidad Afroamericana para enviar a los afroamericanos de todo el pais un mensaje inspirador de orgullo, poder y autodeterminacion.Un perdurable mensaje, tan relevante hoy como entonces. En esta ya clasica autobiografia, publicada originalmente en 1964, Malcolm X cuenta la extraordinaria historia de su vida y la efervescencia del movimiento musulman negro al veterano escritor y periodista Alex Haley, ganador del premio Pulitzer por su libro Raices. En una colaboracion unica, a traves de mas de cincuenta entrevistas, Haley escucho y comprendio al mas controvertido lider de su tiempo.Sus paginas definen la lucha afroamericana por la igualdad social y economica en el seno de la cultura americana, una batalla por la supervivencia. Malcolm X ofrece una fascinante perspectiva sobre las mentiras y limitaciones del sueño americano, y sobre el racismo de una sociedad que niega a sus ciudadanos no blancos la oportunidad de soñar. La declaracion definitiva de un movimiento y un hombre cuyo trabajo nunca fue terminado, pero cuyo mensaje es atemporal.

ÓLa decada de los sesenta, entre brumas y esperanzas, fue una señal generalizada de protesta anticapitalista, de armamento ideológico cargado de futuro, de ofensiva de quienes Frantz Fanon había denominado como Ñlos condenados de la Tierra ... y de revolucion. Entre este jardin de revoluciones y perspectivas liberadoras se alzo la figura inconfundible de un negro americano, que reivindicaba la negritud desde sus asientos mas firmes. Nacio y murio en medio de una sociedad sin matices, tan racista y clasista que no cabia en injusticias. Su nombre: Malcolm X. Durante una decada fue el polo referencial para miles de compañeros, la mano solidaria que se acercaba a las recientes muestras de las posibilidades que guardaban las explosiones de los humillados. Cuba, Argelia, Tanzania, Oriente Medio fueron etapas exteriores de sus viajes; universidades, refugios, callejones y carceles sus interiores. Malcolm X fue la razon, la teorizacion y la experiencia contra el tirano en sus propias tripas. Por eso los mismos aparatos del sistema -como una forma mas de hacer de su cacareado estilo democratico- acallaron su voz con unos gramos de plomo" (Iñaki Egaña).

They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ...Celebrated and vilified the world over for his courageous but bitter fight to gain for millions of black men and women the equality and respect denied them by their white neighbours, Malcolm X inspired as many people in the United States as he caused to fear him. His remarkable autobiography, completed just before his murder in 1965, ranges from Omaha and Michigan to Harlem and Mecca, and tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Not only is this an enormously important record of the Civil Rights Movement in America, but also the scintillating story of a man who refused to allow anyone to tell him who or what he was.

Malcolm X was a controversial figure in the early sixties as one of the most forceful and eloquent spokesmen for African-Americans. In his writings and public appearances he addressed the issues of Black pride, separatism (a position he eventually renounced), and self-esteem. In the years prior to his assassination in 1965, he granted Alex Haley, author of ROOTS, a number of interviews. From these, Haley assembled this account of Malcolm X's short, turbulent life, candidly recalling his troubled upbringing and his sordid years on the streets. Born Malcolm Little, and known as Detroit Red ... Show more Malcolm X was a controversial figure in the early sixties as one of the most forceful and eloquent spokesmen for African-Americans. In his writings and public appearances he addressed the issues of Black pride, separatism (a position he eventually renounced), and self-esteem. In the years prior to his assassination in 1965, he granted Alex Haley, author of ROOTS, a number of interviews. From these, Haley assembled this account of Malcolm X's short, turbulent life, candidly recalling his troubled upbringing and his sordid years on the streets. Born Malcolm Little, and known as Detroit Red during his years as a petty criminal in Harlem, Malcolm X managed to reinvent himself after a jailhouse conversion to Islam, an event he describes with rigorous honesty. He also includes an account of his life-changing pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as the rift with Elijah Muhammad and the Black Muslims that led to the formation of the Organization of Afro-American Unity. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X enjoyed widespread readership among audiences of all races, and influenced everything from the Black Power movement in the 1960s to the hip-hop community a generation later. It has been an inspiration to prisoners and the oppressed for four decades, and has been a staple in schools and libraries, appearing on virtually every list of essential books relating to the African-American experience.

En la década de 1960, decisiva para el movimiento por los derechos civiles, numerosas voces de protesta y de cambio se elevaron por encima del estruendo de la historia y de las falsas promesas. Pero una de ellas sonaba con mas urgencia y pasion que el resto: Malcolm X, el lider musulman, instigador y anti-integracionista, calificado en alguna ocasion como el hombre mas peligroso de America, desafiaba al mundo a escuchar y aprender la verdad como el la habia experimentado. Fundo la Organizacion de la Unidad Afroamericana para enviar a los afroamericanos de todo el pais un mensaje inspirador de orgullo, poder y autodeterminacion. Un perdurable mensaje, tan relevante hoy como entonces.