Malcolm X was an important, polarizing figure of the
Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, he became a
key force in bringing America's racial issues to national
attention. He was assassinated in 1965 in New York City.
Imam Benjamin Karim was a close associate and collaborator
of Malcolm from 1957 until Malcolm's death. As Benjamin 2X, he was
an assistant minister of Temple No.7 in Harlem for four years. It
was Imam Benjamin Karim who "opened up" for Malcolm when he was
killed by assassin's bullets in February 1965. Imam Karim lived in
Richmond, Virginia, until his death in 2005.
"The best examples in print of why, even dead, Malcolm is a man to
measure one's self against."—Julius Lester, The New York Times Book
Review
"An obligatory addition to the work."—Kirkus
"Essential to the documentation of the life of an outstanding
teacher, orator, and activist leader."—Library Journal
“But the enduring appeal of Malcolm’s message . . . asserts the
right of a people to protect and improve themselves by their own
hand.”—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Atlantic
"He remains relevant because he spoke presciently to the issues
that matter today: black identity, the politics of black rage, the
expression of black dissent, the politics of black power, and the
importance of consolidating varieties of expressions within black
communities—different ideologies and politics—and bringing them
together under a banner of functional solidarity.”—Michael Eric
Dyson, quoted in The Brown and White, February 2015
"The best examples in print of why, even dead, Malcolm is a man to
measure one's self against."Julius Lester, The New York Times Book
Review
An obligatory addition to the work."Kirkus
Essential to the documentation of the life of an outstanding
teacher, orator, and activist leader."Library Journal/
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