The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a landmark memoir chronicling Malcolm X’s life, transformation, and views on race and justice, as told to journalist Alex Haley.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Spike Lee ⓘ |
| adaptationStar | Denzel Washington ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
film "Malcolm X" (1992)
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surface form:
Malcolm X (1992 film)
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| asToldTo | Alex Haley ⓘ |
| author | Malcolm X ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Alex Haley ⓘ |
| considered | classic of African American literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublisherLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsPeriod |
Malcolm X's break with the Nation of Islam
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Malcolm X's childhood ⓘ Malcolm X's criminal years ⓘ Malcolm X's imprisonment ⓘ Malcolm X's involvement in the Nation of Islam ⓘ Malcolm X's later activism ⓘ Malcolm X's pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human rights
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personal transformation ⓘ religious faith ⓘ resistance ⓘ self-education ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American literature
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Black Power movement ⓘ civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on discussions of race in America
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portrayal of Malcolm X's ideological evolution ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ballantine Books
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Grove Press ⓘ |
| structure | chronological ⓘ |
| subject |
Black nationalism
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Islam ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Nation of Islam ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ racial identity ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Malcolm X (1992 film)