This biography of Malcolm X draws on new research to trace his life from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination. Years in the making, it is a definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figures in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story,...

Updates to this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the legendary human rights activist and revolutionary thinker include articles from both major newspapers and underground presses, oral histories, police reports and FBI files.