The Portable Malcolm X Reader: A Man Who Stands for Nothing Will Fall for Anything (Penguin Classics)

Met my expectations. A much needed book on fresh perspectives in Malcolm

I'm just an "Average Joe" that is on a "Quest," this path is taking me to places that I want to encounter. The Portable Malcolm Reader is helping me on "My Path."...showed that by reasoning anyone could see that the only right thing for the Black Man in America was Islam.”   Malcolm showed that by reasoning anyone could see that the only right thing for the Black Man in America was Islam. By Reasoning I can see that the only thing right for me is what I chose. It's my choice...MALCOLM spoke for over an hour and he blasted everything American. This was wrong. That was wrong. The flag ‘was wrong etc. The only thing right in America was the movement of Islam.   Malcolm X used two Systemsof Rationalizations; these are Command Propaganda and Declarative Propaganda. Command: This was used by Boycotting, and Mass Meeting. They didn't perform Killings or Riots like the Klan or Nazi's did. By not going to that level, that "Organized Groups" could'nt counteract the NOI movemtent. Declarative Command : This type of propaganda is to act as a storehouse that is to be drawn upon according to the need. An example of this is when the Nazi's stated that "The Jew is Evil." This can be changed ans formatted to anything like... "_______ because the Jew is evil." This can do wonders to incite a group. Manning Marable and Garrett Felber, "Thank for offering this Red Pill." "This Rabbit Hole Is Going  DEEPER Than Anything I've Known Thus Far."

Anyone who researches and love Malcolm X should own this book a must have. I know Manning Marble caught alot of flack for his first book on malcolm but this more than makes up for it.(Great work).

I found this volume useful and indispensable in terms of understanding the ongoing cultural contribution of Malcolm X's life.

This is an important book looking at the history of Malcolm X. It has 550 plus pages and has a number of references which are very interesting. I would heartily recommend that anyone wanting to know about Malcolm reads and absorbs this book.

This book was very long and quite laborious to read when it came to the sections that involved Malcolm X attributing his wisdom and knowledge to Elijah Muhammad. However, from this book one walks away with a complete understanding of the man Malcolm was to become and why the United States government saw him as an internal threat that need to be eliminated more so than the self enriching N.O.I members. From this extensive book, one gets a clear picture and can conclude that the events that took place in the sixties in the United States are indeed still being played out by the worlds biggest antagonist. The elimination of Muammar Kadafi, Saddam Hussein and other world leaders that were gearing towards nationalization is a stark reminder that nothing has really change in the way the U.S deals with her so called international security threats.

An excellent read. Not much change in the last 58yrs.