The full impact of Malcolm X, his personality and his mission come urgently to life in this definitive anthology of his writings, speeches and manifestos along with writings about him by an international group of African and African American scholars and activists. Malcolm X's central role int he Black liberation movement, his influence on the political consciousness of African Americans, his global impact, his deep involvement with Islam, his last days, his final meeting with his followers-- these and hundreds of other aspects of his life and times vividly emerge in his own words.