"Malcolm X As They Knew Him" David Gallen (1992)
During his lifetime, the name Malcolm X was a lightning rod that electrified the black community. Now, thirty years after his death, we are still coming to grips with the complexity, and power of his message. In this fascinating volume, Malcolm X, the man and the leader, stands revealed in a shimmering mosaic of memories, interviews, insights, and appreciations by:
-- Maya Angelou - James Baldwin - James Booker Elombe Braath - James Brown - Kenneth B. Clark John Henrik Clarke - Eldridge Cleaver - Joe Durso James Farmer - Kathy Gibson - Peter Goldman - Rosa Guy - Robert Haggins - Alex Haley - Hinton Johnson Benjamin Karim - Charles Kenyatta - Yuri Kuchiama William Kunstler - Maria Laurino - Claude Lewis Abby Lincoln - C. Eric Lincoln - Julian Mayfield Bayard Rustin - Sonia Sanchez - Dick Schaap - George Sims - James Small - Michael Thelwell - Mike Wallace Robert Penn Warren - Ralph Wiley - Alice Windom
More than thirty luminaries describe how Malcolm X touched and, in some cases, radically transformed their lives. Then Malcolm speaks to us in his own voice through seven seminal interviews that he granted in the last years of his life, including the controversial 1963 Playboy interview with Alex Haley. The book closes with a collection of essays by outstanding American writers examining the meaning of Malcolm X's contribution and assessing his place in American history.
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Title: Malcolm X As They Knew Him
Author: David Gallen
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. New York
Year: 1992
Number of pages: 288
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:: Contents ::
Chronology p. 11
As They Knew Him: Oral Remembrances of Malcolm X
Getting It On the Record: Conversations With Malcolm X
The Ronald Stokes Incident: Brother Malcolm on WBAI with Richard Elman p. 101
The Playboy Interview: Malcolm X speaks with Alex Haley p. 109
Minister Malcolm: A conversation with Kenneth B. Clark p. 131
Chickens, Snakes and Duck Eggs: Making history and parables with Robert Penn Warren p. 145
His Best Credentials: On the air with Joe Rainey p. 155
Final Views: Getting it on the record with Claude Lewis p. 167
Whatever Is Necessary: The last television interview, with Pierre Berton p. 179
The Man, the Myth and the Mission: Reflections on Malcolm X
Initial Reactions on the Assassination of Malcolm X p. 191
Malcolm X: Mission and Meaning p. 201
Malcolm X: Witness for the Prosecution p. 213
Alex Haley Remembers p. 243
Who Were the Killers? p. 251
Malcolm and Martin p. 257
Index p. 281
