Growing Up X
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: One World/Ballantine
Published: April 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780345444950
Subjects: Biography: general; Black studies; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography / People of Color; People of Color; 1925-1965; African American Muslims; African American women; Biography; Shabazz, Ilyasah; X, Malcolm,
First sentence: One of the last times I saw Mommy whole and smiling and beautiful was Mother's Day of 1997.
Description: "February 21, 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom." "June 23, 1997 - After surviving for a remarkable twenty-two days his widow, Betty Shabazz, dies of burns suffered in a fire." "In the years between, their six daughters reach adulthood, forged by the memory of their parents' love, the meaning of their cause, and the power of their faith. Now, at long last, one of them has recorded that touching and tumultuous journey in an unforgettable memoir: Growing Up X."--BOOK JACKET.