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(12-08-2015, 06:07 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Yeah, it was his renouncing of his Black Panther affiliate that got him assassinated. I'd definitely be interested in checking that out.

Renouncing of the Nation of Islam actually.  He was assassinated soon after coming back from the Hajj and formerly adopting the name Malik El- Shabazz.  That is when he switched from an isolation / segregation view to preaching racial unity and, more importantly, equality.  


Alex Haley actually wrote the book, which makes it a much better read given his storytelling abilities.  Its still considered an auto-biography because the two men sat down for 1 on 1 interviews for hours and hours across many years.  The very end of the book is especially captivating as Malcolm is conveying the dangerous situation he's found himself and his family in and knows the Nation of Islam is after him.  Alex actually finishes the very end of the book postmortem.


Fun fact.  Red Fox is mentioned in the autobiography as a worker on a train Malcolm frequently took.