Manning Marable

Writing and Re-writing the Legacy of Malcolm X

This post is part of our online forum,” Remembering Malcolm,” edited by Garrett Felber. As a historian of Islam and the African Diaspora,

By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One bachelor’s degree from

Writing about Malcolm X can feel like stepping into a whirlpool. The further one ventures beneath the currents, the more