Absent from discussions of Malcolm X's contribution to the modern black freedom movement is his critique of black education, which was based on his life experiences. Explicates his critique of major educational issues facing blacks during the height of his leadership in the 1950-60s. Illuminates the importance of situating Malcolm X within the…

States that Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam relied heavily upon debate as a form of public address through which to enact and publicize confrontation with other civil rights organizations. Examines Malcolm X's first experience and training in debate as a prison inmate and later public experiences. Provides detailed accounts and analysis of his…

Using Burkean theory, I claim that Malcolm X brilliantly exposed the rhetoric and epistemology of whiteness as he rejected the African American jeremiad--a dominant form of African American oratory for more than 150 years. Whiteness theory served as the basis for Malcolm X's alternative literacy, which raises important questions that literacy…

Based on "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," this lesson plan presents activities in which students work collaboratively to evaluate four stages in the life of Malcolm X, each corresponding to a different name he used; consider how each name Malcolm X used reflected that period in his life; and draw conclusions in a written essay about how his life…

Titles in this bibliography have been selected to provide substantive material for research and classroom discussions on the life and career of Malcolm X. Thirteen works are listed. (SLD)

Provides a rationale for teaching about Malcolm X and recommends instructional strategies and suggested materials. The author also offers additional suggestions for activities that can engage students to make other historical connections. (GR)

Traces parallels between Frantz Fanon's analysis of the development of a new consciousness among the nonwhite peoples of the world as they are reflected in the life of Malcolm X. (EH)

This biography for younger readers describes the life of Malcolm X, the African American religious and political leader who was prominent in a movement to unite black people throughout the world. The book presents an overview of the civil rights movement and documents Malcolm's role as an advocate for black separatism, black nationalism, and the…

This article discusses the Urban Health Program, a University of Illinois at Chicago program that seeks to improve the quality of medical care in communities of color. The UIC program began in 1968 to attract and train minority medical students. In 1978, the Illinois Legislature expanded the program, renaming it the Urban Health Program (UHP), in…

Inside one Washington, DC, elementary school, Principal John Pannell has high hopes for his students and an expansive school vision. Malcolm X School compensates for disorder outside by clearly inculcating rules and behavior expectations. Children in school uniforms daily repeat a motto promoting Malcolm X as a school of love allowing no hitting,…

In this book, the authors present a new kind of interdisciplinary pedagogy that brings together antipoverty grassroots activism and relevant social theories about poverty. Closely linked to the Poverty Initiative at Union Theological Seminary, this unique book combines the oral history of a renowned antipoverty organizer with accessible…

Traces the development of Malcolm X's and Eldridge Cleaver's points of view as to the proper focus of attention in the struggle toward full human rights for the black American. (RD)

Discusses Malcolm X's rhetoric use of animal imagery to modify Blacks' image of White America. In general, his rhetoric reflected societal conflict through word choice, sentence structure, and delivery style. The usefulness of his rhetoric in addressing other images that are in need of change is discussed. (BJV)

Excerpts from statements by Dick Gregory, Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Malcolm X, and Julius Lester. (RD)

Discusses the failure of filmmaker Spike Lee to grapple with the real politics of Malcolm X before and after he left the Nation of Islam. Acknowledging the complexity of the man and his context would avoid creating a mythical figure similar to Oliver Stone's movie "JFK." (SLD)