I have listened many times to his speech "The Ballot or the Bullet" which is very interesting. Whilst I don't agree with some of what he says the energy he conveyed as a speaker is impressive.
Can anyone recommend a good, authoritative, book about him?
In reply to Saor Alba: All i have seen ins the film Cry Freeedom which is is well worth a evn thoughb it is very much from the point of view ofthe white journalists
In reply to David Hooper:
Cry Freedom was about Steve Biko.
Donald Wood's book, on which the film was based, is excellant, but the film makers decided to make him the main character, rather than Biko.
My understanding is that Malcolm X was rather more radical
This was written by Alex Haley from conversations with Malcoim X. There was significant editorial input arguably making the subject more attractive to a mainstream audience but it is still the closest to the original source.
Not that I've read any other books on him, I agree that this one was very good. I really had negligible interest in him or in autobiographies in general, but found his to be fascinating. An interesting slice of 1920s-60s America and an insight in to the man's mind (his extremism, energy and eventual moderation).
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