Norman whiteside autobiography of malcolm x
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, agitator, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
- 4 out of 5 stars
it's Nearly perfect
- By Kerry on 09-16-20
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Ralph Waldo Emerson is said to have observed, “I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals inom have eaten; even so, they have made me.” As we do each year at The Strategy Bridge, we pause to reflect on our #Reviewing series, the books and movies and other work we’ve consumed as a community—the intellectual meal we’ve shared—and consider what they have helped us to make of ourselves, what they’ve helped us become.
Has the intellectual feast of the past year made us more aware of the interaction between changing technologies in war and the psychology of those who fight in war? Has it opened us to a better understanding of why humans fight these things we call wars, a clearer idea of the enduring nature and changing character of what it means to win in war, a sobering reflection on what fighting and not winning wars can do to a military? Has it opened a window through which we can view our own history and the history of others, making us more thoughtful in our approa
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Description: This tape features Marcus Jones's first report in a three-part series on the life of Jackie Robinson (baseball player) in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Robinson's entry into major league baseball. Jones reviews the history of African Americans in professional baseball. He notes that the Negro League was successful in the 1930s and 1940s. Jones reports that Robinson was one of three African American players to try out for the Boston Red Sox in the 1940s. Jones reports that Robinson was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African American in major league baseball. Jones notes that Robinson encountered virulent racism and even received death threats. Jones reports that Robinson went on to become one of the greatest players of all time and was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Jones' report includes footage from interviews with Larry Whiteside (Boston Globe sportswriter), Clem Labine (former Brooklyn Dodger), Rachel Robinson (wif