Absence Quote by Manning Marable

I believe that if we could see the chapters that are missing from the book [The Autobiography of Malcolm X], we would gain an…

— Manning Marable

I was chastised for writing several obituaries for Malcolm X, exploring different aspects of his writing. One teacher in particular told me, didn't I…

— Ntozake Shange

Most people who read the autobiography perceive the narrative as a story that now millions of people know, and it was - it's a…

— Manning Marable

I grew up in the midst of poverty but every black kid that I knew could read and write. We have to talk about…

— Bell Hooks

I believe that the evidence will show that there was not so much a conspiracy, but a convergence of interests with three different groups…

— Manning Marable

I think that now is the moment for us to rededicate ourselves to learning the truth about what happened on February 21st [when Malcolm…

— Manning Marable

I love 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X.' That was like the only black book we read in high school.

— Junot Diaz

Malcolm X represents the cutting edge of a kind of critique of globalization in the 21st century. In fact, Malcolm, if anything, was far…

— Manning Marable

'The Autobiography of Malcolm X.' I've used it to demonstrate racial attitudes to people who I thought needed a better understanding of all human…

— Jim Brown

There were over 40,000 pages of FBI documents of which only about half are currently available to scholars and researchers. I think that this…

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X is a person who has inspired - he has been the muse of several generations of black cultural workers, artists, poets, playwrights.

— Manning Marable

The F.B.I. was very happy with the article they produced, which was entitled, "The Black Merchants of Hate," that came out in early 1963.…

— Manning Marable