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That the people reacted with violence to the Nation's mosques and temples indicates Malcolm's strength in Negroes lives, but the book clearly has a bias against the Nation, and blames them for Malcolm's death, and actually his martyrdom, which his death certainly became. I would recommend this book to others, because it is a compelling tale of an important man's life, but I would also recommend that readers look at other accounts of Malcolm's life for a more balanced view of the man, his mission, and his martyrdom.
In conclusion, this book shows Malcolm X as a real man, with flaws, dreams, and hopes for the future. It shows that he truly hated "white devils," and it is easy to see why so many people were frightened of him and his messages. The book only underlines Malcolm X's importance to the black community, and highlights the black Civil Rights movement and what blacks were fighting for (and against). It is clear that Haley admired...
Is Haley biased? It would seem so. It is quite clear he became friends with Malcolm, and he certainly portrays his death in a very sympathetic light. At the end of his book he writes, "I could be honest with myself enough o lift my hat for one final salute to that brave, black, ironic gallantry, which was his style and hallmark, that shocking zing of fire-and-be-damned-to-you, so absolutely absent in every other Negro man I know" (Haley 460). The book celebrates the man, and many still believe he should not have been celebrated at all. The book is extremely valuable, however, for painting Malcolm in a more understandable and sympathetic light and it belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in American history, and the rise of Civil Rights in the United States.
References
Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley. New York: Grove Press, 1990.
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