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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014,

Malcolm X : by any means necessary / a biography by Walter Dean Myers. - New York: Scholastic Focus; 2020. - xi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.

Introduction: A man called Malcolm -- Father -- Son -- Creating a new image -- Detroit Red -- Nation of Islam -- Message -- Freedom and a new name -- Minister Malcolm -- In the public eye -- Man named Martin -- March on Washington -- Split with Elijah Muhammad -- Malcolm's Hajj -- New message -- Word on the street -- Assassination -- Son is buried -- Who killed Malcolm? -- Legacy.

Few men in American history are as controversial as Malcolm X. In this provocative biography, Myers, winner of a Newbery Honor and four-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.



Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 1994.

ISBN: 9781338309850 1338309854

Subjects--Personal Names:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 --Juvenile literature.
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.
X, Malcolm,
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Black Muslims--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Black Muslims.
African Americans--Biography.
Black Muslims--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs am�ericains--Biographies--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Black Muslims--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
African Americans.
Black Muslims.
Black Muslims--Biography.
Blacks--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BP223.Z8 / L5764 1993 BP223 / .L57 2020