Bibliographcial references to writings by and about Malcolm X.

In this provocative biography, Myers presents a forthright portrait of a complex man whose life reflected the major events of our times.

Whether abolitionists or slave revolt leaders, civil rights activists or educators, newspaper publishers or club officers, African-American activists and social leaders have been at the forefront in the struggle for civil rights, racial equality, social justice, and community preservation. African-American Social Leaders and Activists documents the lives and legacies of a representative selection of memorable individuals who have been active leaders in African-American society, from colonial times to the present day.