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We have now finished reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and, having read the epilogue, we have a sense of how Alex Haley was involved in creating and finishing the manuscript.
A new biography of Malcolm X is in the works and its author recently talked about the autobiography and the difficulty of doing original research on Malcolm. Here is the interview. Was Alex Haley in cahoots with the FBI? Did you know the FBI had 40,000 pages on Malcolm? Was the FBI afraid he was a "black messiah"?
And those are just questions about the FBI.
The interview is rather long, but go check it out.
Once you feel you have a good sense of the interview, answer these questions and email them to me (my email address is in the sidebar). Write coherently and with proper paragraphs and sentences. Those of you with lots of zeros, please don't let this become another one.
I look forward to your thoughtful responses.
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1. What is in the Autobiography's three missing chapters? Why do you think they were not included in the final, printed book?
2. What makes Malcolm X's death even more suspicious to Professor Marable? Who do you think is most to blame for his death?
3. Based on the epilogue and this interview, do you think Malcolm X was correct or mistaken in coming to trust Alex Haley? Explain why you think that way.
4. How did this interview change your thinking about Malcolm or the Autobiography? Why or why not?
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Have a good weekend!
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