"Malcolm X: the man and his times" John Henrik Clarke (1969)

The full impact of Malcolm X, his personality and his mission come urgently to life in this definitive anthology of his writings, speeches and manifestos along with writings about him by an international group of African and African American scholars and activists.

Malcolm X's central role in the Black liberation movement, his influence on the political consciousness of African Americans, his global impact, his deep involvement with Islam, his last days, his final meeting with his followers - these and hundreds of other aspects of his life and times vividly emerge in his own words.

This unique volume also includes the reflections of a host of distinguished commentators, among them Lebert Bethune, James Boggs, Kenneth B. Clark, Rev. Albert Cleage, Ossie Davis, Shirley Graham Dubois, Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri, Ruby M. Essien-Udom, Earl Grant, Mburumba Kerina, Wikeroropetse Kgositsile, Leslie Alexander Lacy, C. Eric Lincoln, Gordon Parks, Patricia Robinson, Art Sears, Betty Shabazz, Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, Jr. and Charles E. Wilson.

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Title: Malcolm X: the man and his times
Author: John Henrik Clarke
Publisher: MacMillan
Year: 1969
Number of pages: 360
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:: Table of Contents ::

Our Shining Black prince – Eulogy by Ossie Davis

Introduction by John Henrik Clarke

PART I – MALCOLM X, THE MAN IN RETROSPECT

Preface
The Meaning of Malcolm X by C. Eric Lincoln
Myths about Malcolm X by Rev. Albert Cleage
Leadership: Triumph in Leadership Tragedy by Charles E. Wilson
Malcolm X and the Black Revolution: The Tragedy of a Dream Deferred by W.Keorapetse Kgositsile
The Influence of Malcolm X on political Conciousness of Black America by Patricia Robinson
Nothing but a man by Wyatt Tee Walker
Islam as a Pastoral in the Life of Malcolm X by Abdelwahab Muhammad El-Messiri

PART II. – MALCOLM X AT CLOSE RANGE – PERSONAL VIEWS

Preface
The Last Days of Malcolm X by Earl Grant
Malcolm X and the Press by Art Sears, Jr.
Malcolm X: The Apostle of Defiance (An African view) by Mburumba Kerina
Malcolm X: The Minutes of Our Last Meeting by Gordon Parks
The Beginning, Not the end by Shirley Graham DuBois
Why I Eulogized Malcolm X by Ossie Davis
Malcolm X As a Husband and Father by Betty Shabazz

PART III. – DIALOGUES WITH MALCOLM X

Preface
Where is the American Negro Headed? („Open Mind“ – A TV Panel)
Malcolm X Talks wih Kenneth B. Clark
A Visit from FBI
Telephone Conversation


PART IV. MALCOLM X ABROAD

Preface
Malcolm X in Ghana by Leslie Alexander Lacy
Malcolm X in Europe by Lebert Bethune
Malcolm X: An international Man by Ruby M. And E. U. Essien-Udom

PART V. – MALCOLM X IN HIS OWN WORDS

Preface
Definition of a Revolution
God´s Judgment of White America
Speech to African Summit Conference – Cairo, Egypt
The Second African ummit Conference
Racism: The Cancer That is Destroying America
Communication and Reality
Some Reflections on „Negro Histry Week“ and the Role of the Black People in History

PART VI. – APPENDIX

Organization of Afro-American Unity: A Statement of Basic Aims and Objectives
Outline for Petition to the United Nations Charging Genocide Against 22 Million Black Americans
A Selected Bibliography of Books and Articles Relating to the life of Malcolm X by Peter Bailey

"Malcolm X: the man and his times" John Henrik Clarke (1st edition, 1969)