Honoring Malcolm X

Created on May 6, 2022, 11:52 am

Last Updated March 19, 2024, 3:14 pm

Learn more about the life of Malcolm X with these nonfiction and fiction materials—as we celebrate what would have been his 97th birthday on May 19.
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Consistently making lists of the best and/or most important nonfiction works of all time, this is the place to start when learning about Malcolm X.
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Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this book took the author nearly 30 years of research and writing.
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This fictionalized account of Malcolm X's early years is a great choice for teens or adults.
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Another fictionalized account, also written in partnership with Malcolm X's daughter, of his years in prison.
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There is no denying Denzel Washington's tour de force performance in this Spike Lee classic.
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