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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Malcolm X’s life story is one of those epic tales everyone thinks they know but almost nobody really does. You think you’ve got the whole picture—firebrand, Nation of Islam, assassination—but what if the real Malcolm was messier, more conflicted, and frankly, more human than the legend? Manning Marable’s biography digs under the myth to find the man, and spoiler: it’s not always comfortable or tidy.
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