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Malcolm X : by any means necessary : a biography

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1993

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Title:	Malcolm X : by any means necessary : a biography
Author:	Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014.
Format:	Book
Publisher, Date:	New York : Scholastic, 1993. ©1993
Description:	xi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Summary:	Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.
Subjects:	X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Juvenile literature. Black Muslims -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Biography.
Genre:	Biographies.
Contents:	Introduction: A man called Malcolm -- Father -- Son -- Creating a new image -- Detroit Red -- Nation of Islam -- Message -- Freedom and a new name -- Minister Malcolm -- In the public eye -- Man named Martin -- March on Washington -- Split with Elijah Muhammad -- Malcolm's Hajj -- New message -- Word on the street -- Assassination -- Son is buried -- Who killed Malcolm? -- Legacy.
ISBN	9780590464840

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