Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-169) and index.
The life of Malcolm X / DISCovering Multicultural America -- The life of Alex Haley / Marilyn Kern-Foxworth -- Malcolm X as spokesman and leader / Bayard Rustin -- Violence, degradation, and racism / Malcolm X -- Racist violence / Samuel A. Weiss -- The psychological impact of racism / David Polizzi -- Black identity shaped by white racism / John Barresi -- Robbing black identity / George Yancy -- Malcolm X and the black bourgeoisie / Robin D.G. Kelley -- Malcolm X's quest for racial truth / Bashir M. El-Beshti -- Malcolm X was not a racist / Rufus Burrow, Jr. -- The transformation of Malcolm X / Nancy Clasby -- Autobiography of Malcolm X : myth or truth? / Peter Dailey -- The impact of 9/11 on Arab and Muslim Americans / Shibley Telhami -- Muslim Americans carry a double burden / Marilyn Elias -- Students of all races need effective discipline / Joshua Frank -- Black students still lag behind in student achievement / Carol M. Swain -- Blacks must reclaim their race / Earl G. Graves, Jr