Bibliograph

The awakening of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

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The awakening of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

789Y, Childrens Plus, Inc

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The awakening of Malcolm X

Responsibility statement

Ilyasah Shabazz and Tiffany D. Jackson

Summary

In Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, he drifts through days unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners and writes to his family. He reads all the books in the prison library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm grapples with race, politics, religion, and justice in the 1940s

Target audience

adolescent

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