Malcolm X

A Life of Reinvention

By Manning Marable; G. Valmont Thomas (Read by)
(Blackstone Audiobooks, MP3 CD, 9781441766847)

Publication Date: April 2011

Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc, Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Compact Disc

Categories: Historical - General, Cultural Heritage

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A controversial new biography about Malcolm X makes some provocative assertions about the late civil rights leader's sexuality and the circumstances surrounding his death. Earlier this month, host Michel Martin spoke to one of the lead researchers of the book. Today, Martin gets another perspective from Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X's third daughter. They discuss her reflections on her father's life and the allegations in the new biography about him. More at NPR.org

Author and scholar Manning Marable dedicated much of his career to uncovering provocative new details about the life and death of Malcolm X. Marable died days before his finished biography, Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention, was published. More at NPR.org

Marable's life work, published just days after his death, casts Malcolm X's legacy in a new light. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention explores the Muslim leader's personal relationships and encourages a re-examination of his assassination. More at NPR.org

Columbia University professor Manning Marable died at age 60 on Friday, just three days before the publication of his life's work, a comprehensive biography of Malcolm X. Guest host David Greene speaks with Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson about Marable and his book, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, which comes out on Monday. More at NPR.org