36. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told by Alex Haley, with Traci Thomas of The Stacks
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Today, Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast joins Chelsey and Sara to discuss The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm, X, as told by Alex Haley. We loved diving into this iconic nonfiction classic with our favorite nonfiction expert, and we\\u2019re so excited to share this conversation with you.\\xa0
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Our discussion includes:
- What makes this a \\u201clife-changing\\u201d book?
- Does The Autobiography of Malcolm X belong in the classroom?
- Which parts of the book ring especially true today
- Brilliant storytelling and an incredible use of rhetoric
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Plus, as always, we\\u2019re recommending a bunch of contemporary pairings to read along with this classic.
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Shop the pairings:\\xa0 https://bookshop.org/lists/novel-pairings-for-the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x
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Traci\\u2019s Pairings:
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
- The Dead are Arising by Malcolm X by Les Payne, Tamara Payne
- Heavy by Kiese Laymon
- Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
- The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
- The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel E. Joseph
- Stokely: A Life by Peniel E. Joseph
- Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson
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Sara\\u2019s Pairings:
- Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo by Zora Neale Hurston
- Pale by Edward A. Farmer
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Chelsey\\u2019s Pairings:
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
- X: A Novel by Ilyasha Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
- How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
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