On the Side of My People : : A Religious Life of Malcolm X /

On the Side of My People : : A Religious Life of Malcolm X / / Louis A. Decaro Jr.

The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images--black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah? During Malcolm's life and since, the press has focused...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Decaro Jr., Louis A.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©1995
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. Prophets and Messiahs of a Black God
  • 1. Black Nationalist Religion before the Nation
  • 2. The Nation before Malcolm X
  • PART TWO. The First Moment
  • PROLOGUE
  • 3. A Garveyite Son
  • 4. Early Life and Religious Training
  • 5. Wayward Youth
  • 6. Crime, Imprisonment, and Redemption
  • 7. Early Ministry
  • 8. Evangelism and Nation-Building
  • 9. From Harlem to the Dark World
  • PART THREE. The Second Moment
  • PROLOGUE
  • 10. The Making of an Emissary
  • 11. Religious Apologist
  • 12. Foreshadowing Mecca— Between Cult and Orthodoxy
  • 13. Fame and Fury
  • 14. Banished from the Nation
  • 15. The Pilgrim Convert
  • 16. The Realities and Ideals of Witness
  • 17. The Final Year
  • 18. Religious Revolutionist
  • 19. Fighting in the Way of God
  • 20. Closing the Book
  • EPILOGUE. Now He's Gone
  • Author's Note
  • A Note on Biographies
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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