Malcolm X: "I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men"

by Jeff Burlingame

Four-year-old Malcolm Little watched his home burn down November 7, 1929. He and his family escaped, but the incident would haunt Malcolm for the rest of his life. It was but one of the many injustices Malcolm and his family, and other African Americans, suffered in the United States where segregation and discrimination were law. Life’s lessons turned Malcolm Little into a controversial, defiant, and rebellious man named Malcolm X. He became the best known spokesperson for the Nation of Islam and one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights movement. His outspoken nature gained him many followers and just as many enemies. Malcolm X’s life came to a violent end in 1965, but his fight for justice and equality will forever be remembered.

160 pages, Library Binding

Published July 16, 2010

About the author

Winner of an NAACP Image Award for Best Literary Work and a two-time Image Award nominee, author Jeff Burlingame has written more than thirty books and is the recipient of a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists.

He has presented at the Washington state capitol and has been featured on A&E, MTV, and elsewhere. He and his family reside in the Pacific Northwest.

Reviews

[Jeremiah Ambrose]

i think it was good because it talks about the freedom of black people and the rights that blacks deserve it also go's in to Malcolm X child hood and the problem's he had to deal with being black. Malcolm X was kicked out the hood that he lived in because the kkk they always were harrasing Malcolm X and his family. so he growed up to be a leader that helps his race.