The first book-length evaluation of Malcolm X's religious life 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 on the Nation of Islam's rejection of
integration, offering an extremely limited picture of its ideology
and religious philosophy. Mainstream media have ignored the
religious foundation at the heart of the Nation and failed to show
it in light of other separatist religious movements. With the
spirituality of cultic black Islam unexplored and the most
controversial elements of the Nation exploited, its most famous
member, Malcolm X, became one of the most misunderstood leaders in
history. In On the Side of My People, Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. offers
the first book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Malcolm X
was certainly a political man. Yet he was also a man of Allah,
struggling with his salvation-as concerned with redemption as with
revolution. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including
extensive interviews with Malcolm's oldest brother, FBI
surveillance documents, the black press, and tape-recorded speeches
and interviews, DeCaro examines the charismatic leader from the
standpoint of his two conversion experiences--to the Nation while
he was in jail and to traditional Islam climaxing in his pilgrimage
to Mecca. Examining Malcolm beyond his well-known years as
spokesman for the Nation, On the Side My People explores Malcolm's
early religious training and the influence of his Garveyite
parents, his relationship with Elijah Muhammad, his often
overlooked journey to Africa in 1959, and his life as a traditional
Muslim after the 1964 pilgrimage. In his critical analysis of The
Autobiography of Malcolm X, DeCaro provides insight into the
motivation behind Malcolm's own story, offering a key to
understanding how and why Malcolm portrayed his life in his own
autobiography as told to Alex Haley. Inspiring and necessary, On
the Side My People presents readers with a Malcolm X few were
privileged to know. By filling in the gaps of Malcolm's life,
DeCaro paints a more complete portrait of one of the most powerful
and relevant civil rights figures in American history.
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