The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an autobiography of Malcolm X, an African American civil rights activist and Muslim minister. It was written with the assistance of Alex Haley, who conducted a series of extensive interviews with Malcolm X just before his assassination in 1965. The book details Malcolm X's life from his childhood, his criminal career, his conversion to the Nation of Islam, his pilgrimage to Mecca, and his evolving views on race, and ultimately his assassination.