Overview
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.
The twenty-first installment of Fawcett's Great Lives series focuses on the radical Civil Rights leader Malcolm X--from his birth to learning to read in jail and embracing Islam, until his assassination in 1965. Reissued to coincide with the release of Spike Lee's film Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington, scheduled to open in theaters nationwide in November.