Book Review: The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact On America

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Book Review: The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact On America

Mark Whitaker’s The Afterlife of Malcolm X explores the civil rights icon’s lasting impact, unresolved questions around his murder, and how his voice still echoes in politics, sports, and culture decades after his death.

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