Marable, Manning

An authoritative biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination.

A collection of political writings and testimonials from African-Americans in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

Presents articles from major newspapers, underground presses, oral histories, police reports, and FBI files that focus on Black Muslim leader Malcolm X.

Chronicles the experiences of African-Americans from the Colonial era to the present, using personal letters, slave narratives, autobiographies, leaflets, speeches, oral histories, and political manifestos to recount African-Americans' efforts to pursue freedom in the U.S.

A biography that covers the life and achievements of activist Malcolm X, examining the cultural and racial contexts of the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s and covering Malcolm's upbringing, involvement with the Nation of Islam, and eventual assassination at the age of thirty-nine.

A biography tracing the development of Du Bois as an African-American intellectual who engendered a new understanding of racial issues on the part of the American public.

Presents 546 photos, each with descriptions, chronicling the African-American battle for freedom and equality from 1840 to 2001.