Quotes from book
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was published in 1965, the result of a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Haley coauthored the autobiography based on a series of in-depth interviews he conducted between 1963 and Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. The Autobiography is a spiritual conversion narrative that outlines Malcolm X's philosophy of black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism. After the leader was killed, Haley wrote the book's epilogue. He described their collaborative process and the events at the end of Malcolm X's life.
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.”
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“It is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come.”
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), p. 22
Variant: I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda… I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), p. 400
Context: I've had enough of someone else's propaganda. I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
“The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle.”
Source: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
