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A Marked Man

The Assassination of Malcolm X

by Matt Doeden
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February 21, 1965. Controversial civil rights leader Malcolm X is gunned down during a speech in Manhattan. Few were shocked by the news of Malcolm X's death. Since 1952 the former member of the Nation of Islam had supported the Nation's philosophy of violence as the method to achieve justice for blacks in the United States. But in March 1964, after a major shift in his philosophy, Malcolm changed his message. He no longer agreed with the Nation of Islam and feuded with its leaders. In this chronicle of an assassination, find out the answers to the questions about who assassinated Malcolm and learn more about the impact of Malcolm X's life, and his death, on civil rights in the United States.

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  • Release date

    January 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781467710541

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781467710541
      • File size: 9146 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 930
    • Text Difficulty: 4-6

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2013

      Gr 7 Up-Malcolm X once said that he would "never get old," referring to how his controversial views on race made him a marked man. The 39-year-old civil rights leader was proven right on February 21, 1965, when he was murdered while giving a speech in New York City. Of the three men convicted in the killing, only Talmadge Hayer ever admitted guilt. But who helped Hayer carry out the crime? Who ordered the job? And what events led to Malcolm X becoming such a target? The focus here is on the cloudy details of the assassination. Doeden successfully distinguishes between fact and conjecture, but the book is so brief that the whole examination feels somewhat stuck at the surface level. The striking design will certainly capture readers' attention-a shattered glass bullet hole motif symbolizes both the violent struggle of Malcolm X's life and the way in which he met his bloody end. Unfortunately, a spread placed smack dab in the middle of a section describing the shooting more or less destroys the flow, and at the worst possible time. Short biographies of many of the principals are appended. A flawed look at the death of a flawed, yet brilliant man.-Sam Bloom, Blue Ash Library, Cincinnati, OH

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:930
  • Text Difficulty:4-6

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