The dead are arising: the life of Malcolm X

Introduction / by Tamara Payne

1925-1939. Born against the current ; Storms of racism ; The anchor is lost ; Pulling the family apart

1939-1946. East Lansing Red ; Lighting out for his territory ; Chased out of seventh heaven ; Luck runs out ; Learning to fight with words

1946-1963. Birth of the Nation of Islam ; Building temples in the east ; Hartford: "The dead there are rising" ; "Meet with them devils" ; Malcolm, the media, and Martin Luther King

1963-1965. The split ; The international stage ; The week before: a dry run ; The hit ; Back at the mosque

Epilogue

Appendix: Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X): some questions answered.

Introduction / by Tamara Payne --

Part I: 1925-1939. Born against the current --

Storms of racism --

The anchor is lost --

Pulling the family apart --

Part II: 1939-1946. East Lansing Red --

Lighting out for his territory --

Chased out of seventh heaven --

Luck runs out --

Learning to fight with words --

Part III: 1946-1963. Birth of the Nation of Islam --

Building temples in the east --

Hartford: "The dead there are rising" --

"Meet with them devils" --

Malcolm, the media, and Martin Luther King --

Part IV: 1963-1965. The split --

The international stage --

The week before: a dry run --

The hit --

Back at the mosque --

Epilogue --

Appendix: Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X): some questions answered.