Malcolm X Resources

Oct 3, 2022

Omaha History

North Omaha History, Adam Fletcher Sasse
A Biography of Malcolm X in Omaha
A Tour of the Omaha Civil Rights Movement
A History of 24th Street in North Omaha

References and further resources recommended by the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation

Books
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley and Malcolm X (1965)
Growing up X, Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X (2003)
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz (2014)
Betty Before X, Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson (2018)
The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, Les Payne and Tamara Payne (2020)

Speeches and Interviews
Speech on the Founding of OAAU (1964) | Digital Copy from Malcolm X Foundation
Interview with Malcolm X (1965). Young Socialists | link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rZ3BUKfFs75uQXOQh-4m7DS8StMSOUvP text: Digital Copy from Malcolm X Foundation)
Eulogy for Malcolm X, Ossis Davis (1965) | malcolmx.com/eulogy
Malcolm X Speaks, George Breitman (1965) | PDF book link
A full database of speeches can be found listed here

Websites
Timeline of Malcolm X’s Life American Experience | PBS
Malcolm X’s Family Tree | Geneanet
Family influences: Marcus Garvey American Experience | PBS

Movies
Malcolm X, Spike Lee (1992).
A Street of Dreams, Camille Steed (1994).
One Night in Miami, Regina King (2020).
Who Killed Malcolm X (Netflix Documentary Series), Rachel Dretzin & Phil Bertelsen (2020).

Videos
The Malcolm X Foundation has a variety of videos and interviews on their YouTube Playlist

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