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The Autobiography of Malcolm X was intended to be a true autobiography, with the name of Alex Haley appearing not at all or as a ghostwriter or as a mere contributor or assistant. However, with the assassination of Malcolm X in Harlem, NY on February…

The New Abolitionists influenced a generation of activists struggling for civil rights and seeking to learn from the successes and failures of those who built the fantastically influential Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It is considered…

King examines the history of the civil rights struggle, noting tasks that future generations must accomplish to bring about full equality, and asserts that African Americans have already waited over three centuries for civil rights and that it is…

While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." ... Several months ago the affiliate here in Birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent…

The formation and development of the Black Muslim movement through its wide-ranging expressions in America today, focusing especially on Louis Farrakhan's movement as the true successor to the original Nation of Islam founded by Elijah Muhammad.

This book explains the development and meaning of the racial protest sweeping America today. It focuses on the history behind the Freedom Rides, Sit-ins, and prayer marches.

African Americans-Civil Rights- Southern States

Published in Survey Graphic, which was an American magazine on social and political issues published in the early 20th century. The focus of this article is the March on Washington.

"Crisis in Black and White is a powerful and unsparing analysis of 'the Negro problem' in America. It is one of the finest books on American society that has appeared in several years. 'The Negro problem' is not something that can be separated from…