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Great product!
You wouldn't use the same literary techniques to interpret the poetry of Walt Whitman as you would to interpret the Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Genesis 1 is a poem.
The rest of Genesis is not.
Why would you uniformly treat Whitman and Malcom X exactly the same with no difference as to the literary format?
Any of them will do, I think
Here's a link to the mass market paperback version
For the Black Panthers:
There's Malcolm X's biography recorded and written by Alex Haley, writer of Roots.
Another book called Black Against Empire: History of the Black Panther Party, supposedly very good.
For the Irish Republican Army:
Here's an extensive list from Goodreads.
Hope that helps you get started, OP. Knowledge is power. :)
EDIT: and you can always posit specific questions to /r/AskHistorians. They'll take a while to formulate and you may not get a response, but when you do it's usually a good one.
Islam: A Short History - Karen Armstrong
Islam: The Straight Path - John Esposito
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley
More advanced (should have some understanding of Islam before reading):
The Great Theft - Khaled Abou El Fadl
The Story of the Qur'an - Ingrid Mattson
You're wrong. So wrong. You need to educate yourself and read The Autobiography of Malcom X. Don't let leftist indoctrination cause you to focus only on his pre-Mecca pilgrimage teachings. I get why you think what you do about him and it's straight up leftist revisionist history, the way they teach all history. Eric Foner, Howard Zinn, they ALWAYS leave out the inconvienent shit that blows up their narritave. He changed after Mecca when he realized Muslims weren't all black/brown people (see how this blows up their "Muslim is a race" narrative) and that's why the black supremacists in the Nation of Islam killed him.
I posted a bunch here. There's some in the comments too. It appears the link expired so I'll re-up it now.
OK, here's:
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
In no particular order:
Sorry I got tired of making links. I’m on my phone.
Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345350685/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_cLo3xbX00XN4T
Check out The Autobiography of Malcolm X! It's great because Malcolm X's imagery is incredibly vivid and engaging. He provides an interesting point of view from which to see the Civil Rights Movement. It'll help students get into the reasons for his beliefs and how his own views have changed throughout his life, from before he joined the Nation of Islam and until he left it (and got assassinated).
The autobiography was essentially compiled by Alex Haley from a series of interviews he had with Malcolm X. It's written in Malcolm X's voice, so authorial intrusion isn't an issue with this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685
I am a few years older than you and I have been going hard with books lately. It's not amazing, but I am on track to finishing about ~400 books by the time I am 30. I am also going for quality more than quantity. As in, if I feel like I didn't digest a particular book, I will keep at it and put other books on hold.
In any case, here are my top 3 recommendations:
1.) The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
2.) The 48 Laws of Power
3.) The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Also, Influence by Robert Cialdini is excellent. One of my favorites.
A little cautionary warning about asking people for recommendations though: Be careful about following other people's lists because those book won't vibe with you the same way. Each of us had our own unique life experiences, so you should be ideally choosing your own books. Lists are good for clues/inspiration though. Frequently, books choose me, not the other way around.
Also, try to keep track of the books (and knowledge) you read. I keep a single page HTML page with all the books I read along with a short note in reverse chronological order. I also have the option of putting this list online in the future if I need to.
It's simply entitled The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Biographies of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Martin Ling's "Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources"
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Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri "The Sealed Nectar"
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Autobiographies
Muhammad Asad "The Road to Mecca"
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Jeffrey Lang "Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America"
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Alex Haley and Malcolm X "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley"
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Other recommendations
Firas Alkhateeb "Lost Islamic History"
Hamza Tzortzis "The Divine Reality: God, Islam & The Mirage Of Atheism"
Given your background, some speakers you may find beneficial:
Sheikh Hussain Yee - From Buddhism to Islam
Abdur-Raheem Green - How I Came to Islam
Joshua Evans - How the Bible Led Me to Islam: The Story of a Former Christian Youth Minister
Read his autobiography The Autobiography of Malcom X: As Told to Alex Haley because it's an amazing story about an amazing man in an amazing time.
This one?
You've accused Malcolm X of inciting genocide, acting unjustly, and committing treason. Can you give a reference that supports any of those claims?
> No, he just wanted to kill whole ethnic groups, not enslave them. So much better.
The Wikipedia pate that you've linked does not say that he wanted to kill whole ethnic groups. I think you're misunderstanding his core message, which is that America has failed to promote the general welfare of Black people (as promised in the Constitution), and that failure should be immediately addressed. The group that played the biggest role in this failure is the "White man". Later in his life, Malcolm X extended this view to say that imperialism, in general, has failed the majority of people on earth, and human rights must be restored to all persons to continue playing this game that we call civilization. I recommend that you read more about him and his message. Alex Haley's biography of Malcolm is a good place to start.
> In other words "It's different when I do it." Sorry, but no, it isn't. Everyone thinks their side is on the side of justice. Actually being on the side of justice means remembering that, treating the other side fairly, and not excusing your own side when it acts unjustly.
How did Malcolm X act unjustly?
> Nope. I'm arguing that treason doesn't stop being treasonous when you like the person doing the treason.
I'll grant you that Malcolm's rhetoric was hostile, but in what way was he treasonous? CSA straight up waged war on the Union right after Lincoln was elected.
Once again, just reiterating what was clearly explained above, and somehow making it a counterargument...
> Your Line: Like what the fuck are you even talking about niggas have BEEN trying to invest in their fucking future
> for decades and have been shut out at every opportunity. Community growth is borderline impossible when
> America has helped to create a permanent underclass.
> My Line: Unfortunately, the black race has not reached this level of communal success. This is due to many
> factors that are tightly interlinked with history (slavery creating a class system based on race), economics (race
> then making upward mobility an impossible task), and psychology (racism causing self-hatred among the black
> community).
Consensus: Same thing explained, but repackaged as a weak defence.
Bro, either your comprehension skills are low, or deductive reasoning is not your strong-suit, but you are missing all the points. Not trying to end careers today, so I'm going to drop this. Tonight go to your local bookstore, pick up the Malcom X Autobiography. Read it. Valuable information on this whole topic. If that's too daunting, go on the internet, read the lyrics. Slowly this time.
Clearly, "The Story of O.J." is too intelligent for some.
Start here: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685
Man, that whole list is completely wrong. The list should be edited to anonymous, pseudonymous, and pseduepigrahs.
But on topic, if we are to accept that there are many biblical authors, We know that god has interacted with them all. I believe some, if not all directly. The only silent covenant I'm aware of where God beamed something into someones head, is Josiah, but he didn't write any books.
So god is directly involved with the authors if we are to accept the traditional attributed authors. So he's sort of coauthoring a book. Like what celebs/important figures do now when they write a tell all book. Like "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley"
dude, there aren't any non-violent social revolutions to cite, because they don't do anything. they are facades and this is common knowledge everywhere in the world except for the hyper-privileged americans who grow fat off of raping the third world and for the most part don't see past their corporate-state blinders; i don't blame them but i do become frustrated. you don't even have to read a book to know this, you can do the reading in 5 mins:
http://georgeorwellnovels.com/letters/letter-to-the-reverend-iorwerth-jones-april-1941/
http://orwell.ru/library/reviews/gandhi/english/e_gandhi.html
here is some stuff on black civil rights if you really care:
http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/soledadbro.html
the idea that either issue was solved, or really even affected by non-violence is explicit capitalist propaganda. both had violent components. india is still controlled by imperialist, capitalist, hegemony, and black people are still the oppressed underclass of the US.
as an aside, you don't actually think black people achieved social equality, right? if so, i'd remind you that capital is an ethereal social power, not a physical reality.
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anyway, do you really not see the inconsistencies in your posts?
if your measure is efficacy, you can't possibly think that non-violent revolution is comparable to violent revolution. should i list off the major violent revolutions that shaped the world until you agree? like, the american one?
if your measure is morality, hey, more orwell:
http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/pacifism/english/e_patw
no one would say we should strive for violence, or that violence taken out of context is moral, just that it is a less bad option, sometimes. the pacifist stance is so silly and naive that it would be sort of amusing if it wasn't destructive. people literally believe the platitude "violence doesn't solve anything" and it sort of blows my mind.
the ussr failing and the fact that it was created in a violent revolution doesn't mean that everything a violent revolution does is doomed to failure. again, how can you say this on an american website, and not see the flaw in it?
it seems like you're conflating your argument against violence with your argument against a communist system (i'd like to point out another capitalist hypocrisy: the ussr failing means communism is dead and could never work, and violent revolutions are useless, but the same perfectionist desire for instant gratification when it comes to socioeconomic systems isn't applied to capitalism - when a capitalist country fails, it must have been individualist moral failings or some other reason, capitalism is never questioned), but they are separate concepts.
For sure comrade.
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Sorry for the long link.
Malcolm X autobiography. By Alex Haley
I was like you until senior year in high school when I started reading for pleasure. My first two books were Yeager and Malcolm X. For me reading these autobiographies moved me and taught me some stuff that made reading seem both fun and productive. Later that year I went back and read most of the required books that I faked my way through in the previous years of high school. I've since come to appreciate literature and become a reader of most every kind of book and these two books really got me started. I think it was because at that age I wanted to know what living a life was truly all about.
Don't let the fact that you didn't get fully involved in the Foundation as some impediment. The lack of a strong character based plot makes that book kind of a chore. If there are a few historical characters you are really interested in why not find the best biographies associated with them and give them a shot? It worked for me!
Good lord, if this is how most Americans think you people are doomed. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbvquHSPJU
It's interesting how out of my entire OP you've decided to derail the main matter - sexual assault and abuse. You have poor critical thinking skills and don't realize how ignorant you actually are.
I would encourage you to read the autobiography of Malcolm X.
edit... buy here: https://www.amazon.ca/Autobiography-Malcolm-X-MALCOLM/dp/0345350685/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519205773&sr=8-1&keywords=malcom+x+autobiography There are free PDF versions online as well in case you cannot afford it
Also, your inability to remain calm and use reason says a lot about you. The language you choose to use is very telling about who you are as a person.
Have you studied at all on Malcolm X?
I suggest you read:
https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Malcolm-Told-Alex-Haley/dp/0345350685/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=S4HXAPSC2DB33V62TY8T
Classism definitely exists, but like everything else doesn't exist in a bubble. Class, race, gender, sex, age...these things all intersect and interact in ways that make social realities for people. Academics (which I am not) have different opinions about the extent to which one is more important than another. I would say yes, historically it has been far more difficult for a person of color to move up in American society and yes, that is still the case today. But I'm just a guy on reddit who likes to read. If you're interested in this stuff here's where I started: The Color of Law, New Jim Crow, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the autobiography of Malcolm X, The Warmth of Other Suns