Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Today is the birthday of Malcolm X. By way of celebration, I leave you with three provocative books discussing his life and ideas:

• Cone, James. Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare? (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1992).
• Marable, Manning. Malcolm X: A Life of Revolution (New York: Viking, 2011).
• Wolfenstein, Eugene Victor. The Victims of Democracy: Malcolm X and the Black Revolution (London: Free Association Books, 1989).