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keatynbergsten's review against another edition
Have been having a hard time following/paying attention to the audio may try again at another time or try a print/ebook of it instead
bccoulter's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderfully detailed. Insightful. Beautifully written. Informative.
yessycow's review against another edition
5.0
The authors delve deeper info the story of the man who inspired a movement. With historical information about Marcus Garvey, the NOI and it's founding, plus plenty more details about Malcolm's early life with eye-witness accounts, the Paynes have revealed so much more than I ever knew. What a time to learn about this magnificent man, at the beginning of a new revolution for equality!
frodomom214's review against another edition
5.0
Book Riot Read Harder Task #3: Read a book about activism.
I realized I knew nothing about Malcolm X, so picked up this book from the library. It's dense but so very worth the time and energy to read. What an amazing and important figure in our history. This work was truly a labor of love for Mr. Payne and his daughter and deserves all its accolades and awards.
I realized I knew nothing about Malcolm X, so picked up this book from the library. It's dense but so very worth the time and energy to read. What an amazing and important figure in our history. This work was truly a labor of love for Mr. Payne and his daughter and deserves all its accolades and awards.
dizzylove's review against another edition
2.0
I went into this wanting to learn more about Malcom X but it felt like the book was more about Marcus Garvey and his tenants and followers and ultimately how that influenced Malcom X’s upbringing than Malcom X. It’s probably useful for someone researching him but not useful in getting to truly learn more.
tzurky's review against another edition
5.0
If you’re looking for the one book to read on Malcom X’s life, then this is it. It covers everything from the circumstances and lives of his parents shortly before he was born to his death. It’s exhaustively researched and documented and fact-checked and more importantly for me it’s written more like a history book, giving good context and background details on e.g. the Nation of Islam, which you absolutely need to understand to get the full picture.
What it’s extremely light on (and intentionally so, since it focuses more on the personal life and less-known early life details) are the speeches, the legacy and in general the politics. You get the gist of his position while in the NOI and afterward, especially in relation to MLK and the big shifts in outlook are all detailed, but there aren’t many direct citations woven in (although his last piece of writing before his death is annexed in full). So if you’re looking for a detailed analysis of the politics and speeches, this is not it.
The book does give you a sense of who the man was and how he became who he was and how he interacted with his environment and influenced it and was influenced in turn.
What it’s extremely light on (and intentionally so, since it focuses more on the personal life and less-known early life details) are the speeches, the legacy and in general the politics. You get the gist of his position while in the NOI and afterward, especially in relation to MLK and the big shifts in outlook are all detailed, but there aren’t many direct citations woven in (although his last piece of writing before his death is annexed in full). So if you’re looking for a detailed analysis of the politics and speeches, this is not it.
The book does give you a sense of who the man was and how he became who he was and how he interacted with his environment and influenced it and was influenced in turn.
deirdrelistens2books's review against another edition
4.0
Learned a lot but probably would’ve been better if I read the biography of Malcolm x first
tracithomas's review against another edition
5.0
This is a majorly researched feat. The whole thing is incredible. It starts a little slow but the back half is incredible. I actually got weepy leading up to the assassination. It’s a wow.
quique23's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
natepohana's review against another edition
Been meaning to go back to this, work and life got in the way