The Life and Death of Malcolm X by Peter Goldman

You're my favorite person, I don't when you became so important to me or why I care so much, but you are what you are.

And if you go, I don't know what I'd do.

But truly, thank you for being so important to me and making me better. It's why you're my favorite.

He wakes up in the middle of the Cold night, the sky dark as always over the kingdom of death, Mortis. Prince Amir, of the distant kingdom of Nur, is uncomfortable in this strange, foreign land. However he is duty bound, with the two kingdoms sharing an alliance against the imperialistic nation of Hel, which seeks total conquest of the land. Having already conquered much of the eastern and southern parts of the world, it is the nation of Mortis that has impeded all advances on its territories. With help from its allies in the west, Mortis hopes

the life and death of malcolm x by peter goldman

This book is a rich and enlightening source of information on Malcolm's final years, focusing on his break from the Nation of Islam and his attempts to create his own independent following. Goldman demystifies Malcolm from being the bogeyman of the civil rights era and elucidates him as a black revolutionary, human rights activist, and religious leader. Goldman's determination in overcoming the difficulties of writing a white book about Malcolm X truly pay off. This biography is a comprehensive assessment of Malcolm's metamorphoses as a person as well as the internal transformations of his philosophy towards the racial problem in America and its possible solutions.

I am glad this book had little to say of Martin Luther King, Jr., aside from the few encounters between MLK and Malcolm X and a few necessary comparisons and dichotomies between their approaches at the end of the book. Malcolm X is far too often overlooked when we talk about civil rights and black leadership in America because of

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