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A review by aswygs
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
this is one of the best books I’ve ever read
malcolm was a visionary and was speaking truths no one was ready to hear
described the language of white supremacy and Christian nationalism long before it was in the zeitgeist
ofc my white upper middle class Christian mother doesn’t approve of the teachings of a poor black Muslim man who served time for drug crimes
like ofc we revere martin
you read his life story, you can’t help but think “of course he hates white people” - dad killed by KKK, mom pressured by welfare agents and eventually labeled crazy, all 11 kids separated by malcolm age 12, hustling by 16, and incarcerated by 18
life events + discourse around systemic oppression and anti-racism vs assimilation
the drama with the Nation of Islam was crazy and I learned so much about their beliefs and organization, the creation narrative of the white devils being bred out of the black race by Mr. Yacub is crazy lol
also WILDLY sexist, he did not trust or respect women outside his family members
his question of if Christianity can fully atone for its treatment of black folks will sit with me for a long time
fav quote: “Why, when all of my ancestors are snake-bitten, and I’m snake-bitten, and I warn my children to avoid snakes, what does that snake sound like accusing me of hate-teaching?”
malcolm was a visionary and was speaking truths no one was ready to hear
described the language of white supremacy and Christian nationalism long before it was in the zeitgeist
ofc my white upper middle class Christian mother doesn’t approve of the teachings of a poor black Muslim man who served time for drug crimes
like ofc we revere martin
you read his life story, you can’t help but think “of course he hates white people” - dad killed by KKK, mom pressured by welfare agents and eventually labeled crazy, all 11 kids separated by malcolm age 12, hustling by 16, and incarcerated by 18
life events + discourse around systemic oppression and anti-racism vs assimilation
the drama with the Nation of Islam was crazy and I learned so much about their beliefs and organization, the creation narrative of the white devils being bred out of the black race by Mr. Yacub is crazy lol
also WILDLY sexist, he did not trust or respect women outside his family members
his question of if Christianity can fully atone for its treatment of black folks will sit with me for a long time
fav quote: “Why, when all of my ancestors are snake-bitten, and I’m snake-bitten, and I warn my children to avoid snakes, what does that snake sound like accusing me of hate-teaching?”