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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
- Publisher
- Liveright Publishing Corporation / W.W. Norton
- First published
- 2020
- Length
- ≈ 650 pages
- Reading time
- 17–22 hours
- ISBN
- 9781631491665
Reading time assumes 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate. Edition source
What is this book about?
The Dead Are Arising is a biography of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne. It has been praised for its insight into his childhood, his path to the Nation of Islam and his assassination.
Source: The Dead Are Arising
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