Andrew Preston

The gospel of separation according to Malcolm X

So determined was Malcolm X on black resistance and separatism that he even met secretly with the KKK, according to Les and Tamara Payne

Malcolm X speaking at a rally in Harlem in 1963. Credit: Alamy 
issue 24 October 2020
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  • The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

    Les Payne and Tamara Payne

    Viking, pp. 640, £20

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