The dead are arising: the life of Malcolm X

Introduction / by Tamara Payne

1925-1939. Born against the current ; Storms of racism ; The anchor is lost ; Pulling the family apart

1939-1946. East Lansing Red ; Lighting out for his territory ; Chased out of seventh heaven ; Luck runs out ; Learning to fight with words

1946-1963. Birth of the Nation of Islam ; Building temples in the east ; Hartford: "The dead there are rising" ; "Meet with them devils" ; Malcolm, the media, and Martin Luther King

1963-1965. The split ; The international stage ; The week before: a dry run ; The hit ; Back at the mosque

Epilogue

Appendix: Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X): some questions answered.