[Opinion] The remarkable life and afterlife of Malcolm X

The remarkable life and afterlife of Malcolm X

This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the defiant, charismatic Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk and biting humor. In his brief 39 years, Malcolm was many things: a street hustler who found religion in prison; a spokesman for the Nation of Islam who preached…

He was admired and hated, but few had any opinion of him. Malcolm X, sixty years since his violent death, not only for American society was and still is a polarizing figure. They read it in high schools and colleges, it even appeared on a postage stamp, but it also has its own fat folder with the FBI. As historian Robert E. Terrill, in The Cambridge Companion to Malcolm X (2010), lived several lives; he was a hooligan and convicted criminal, an …

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Malcolm X College, opens a new window by Daniel X. O'Neil, opens a new window / CC BY 2.0, opens a new window / Cropped from originalMinister, leader, and revolutionary. These three words are best used to describe Malcolm X, the revered Muslim minister who remains one of the most respected and controversial figures in American history. Charismatic, proactive, and dynamic, Malcolm X's legacy includes raising the self-esteem of African-Americans, …