Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X | Les Payne, Tamara Payne

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Another great book about Malcolm X, I thought I knew most stories about him until I read this one. His autobiography left quite a lot out. He was a very complicated man. I def suggest reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X 1st if possible, this one add to that and mentions the book quite a bit

This books adds some amazing information, of each phase of Malcolm's life. Very informative and very deeply detailed. A Must Read!

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X | Les Payne, Tamara Payne

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Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer prize for biography. This is a fantastic book incredibly researched. Heavy but readable and filled with empathy and a balanced criticism. Highly recommend.

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SamAnne I‘m waiting until I find the time to read Malcom X‘ autobiography, and the will read this. Sometime this year! 3y

ChaoticMissAdventures @SamAnne good plan it is interesting, Payne points out different, sometimes incorrect things in the autobiography. Reading it first and closely to this one will expand the experience. 3y

Eggs I too have wanted to read about Malcolm X for a long time 👏🏻👨🏾‍🦱👍🏼 3y

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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X | Les Payne, Tamara Payne

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X | Les Payne, Tamara Payne

February Reads
Thanks to a lot of insomnia I read 16 books this month.

4.5 ⭐
The Dead Are Arising
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Hood Feminism

4 ⭐
What Alice Forgot
On the Come Up
One by One
Klara and the Sun
The Known World

3⭐
The Soul of A Woman
The Murder at The Brightwell
Each of Us A Desert
The Street

2⭐
Sweetness At The Bottom of the Pie
A More Perfect Heaven
An Ordinary Man
Autobiography of Red

Come-read-with-me Insomnia is at least good for reaching reading goals! 3y

ChaoticMissAdventures @Come-read-with-me I wish it helped me reach my exercise goals 😆 3y

Come-read-with-me Completely agree! 3y

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X | Les Payne, Tamara Payne

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5⭐
Listened to this on audio but want to revisit sections so have ordered a hardcover.

Les Payne worked on this book for decades and it shows. Hundreds of interviews and pages of research. I did not know the history of the Nation of Islam and thus weaves their creation with a biography of Malcolm, along with how the KKK, FBI and politics shaped and changed throughout his life.
Incredibly well put together and very readable.

SamAnne This is on my shortlist for 2021. On hold at the library. 3y

ChaoticMissAdventures @SamAnne I was pretty intimidated by it. It is a longer book, the only thing I could suggest is if you can reading MX's autobiography first. I am reading it next but many things Payne points out I feel it would have been better to have this as a follow up. 3y

SamAnne @ChaoticMissAdventures thanks for the tip. I think I will do that. 3y

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