The Afterlife Of Malcolm X by Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker traces how Malcolm X’s reputation transformed after his 1965 assassination, showing how he became a major cultural and political icon. The book maps his influence across the Black Power and Black Arts movements, music and hip‑hop, sports, film, and contemporary activism, and notes how figures across the political spectrum have cited him. Whitaker also reexamines the legal history surrounding Malcolm’s murder and the efforts to revisit the convictions connected to the case.
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- Published
- 2025
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- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 448
- Original Language
- English
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