Malcolm X
Subtitle: in our own image
By: Joe Wood, editor.
Contributors: Wood, Joe, 1964-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Influence
Description: "Assassinated in 1965, Malcolm X is still the most visible figure on the African American political landscape. His image is everywhere - on T-shirts, in music videos, on posters - and his name is invoked by a wide range of people claiming to carry on his legacy. But what exactly is Malcolm's legacy? And what exactly does Malcolm X mean to African America?" "In Malcolm X: In Our Own Image fifteen African American thinkers - including Amiri Baraka, Angela Davis, Arnold Rampersad, Cornel West, Patricia Williams, and John Edgar Wideman - answer these questions. Each essay critically examines a different aspect of Malcolm's life, and relates it to the present state of African America." "As a whole, Malcolm X: In Our Own Image challenges and complements Malcolm X's own best-selling Autobiography. It will be of interest to anyone wanting to know and think more about Malcolm X and African America today."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.