This SDG seeks to examine the life and times of Malcolm X. The core book is The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcom X by Lee Payne and Tamara Payne. The book is the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Biography and the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It has been hailed as the definitive biography of Malcolm X which takes an unwavering view of him and the America in which he was born, raised and matured. It takes an in-depth, nuanced look at the man, and creates a rich tapestry drawn from friends, family, and adversaries. This SDG also makes use of portions of Anna Malika Tubbs' book The Three Mothers where she explores the life of Louise Little the mother of Malcolm X. The book celebrates the importance of black motherhood and details how Louise shaped the life of one of America's most important civil rights leaders. To understand the legacy of racial divisions in America studying and understanding Malcom X and his times is a must.
1. Three Mothers, pages 17-24, 39-48, 73-79, and 81-89. Malcolm, Part 1: 1925-1939. Chapter 1: Born Against the Current, Chapter 2: Storms of Racism pages 1-57.
2. Malcolm, Chapter 3 The Anchor Is Lost, Chapter 4: Pulling the Family Apart pages 58-110. Three Mothers, pages 115-132 and 144-146.
3. Malcolm ,Part II: 1939-1946. Chapter 5: East Lansing Red. Chapter 6: Lighting Out for His Territory pages 111-163. Three Mothers, pages 146-147.
4. Malcolm, Chapter 7: Chased Out of Seventh Heaven, Chapter 8: Luck Runs Out pages 164-215.
5. Malcolm, Chapter 9: Learning to Fight with Words. Part III. 1946-1963. Chapter 10: Birth of the Nation of Islam pages 216-264.
6.Malcolm, Chapter 11: Building Temples in the East, Chapter 12: Hartford; "The Dead There are Rising." pages 265-312. Three Mothers, pages 161-167.
7. Malcolm ,Chapter 13: "Meet with Them Devils." pages 313-375.
8.Malcolm, Chapter 14: Malcolm, the Media, and Martin Luther King pages 376-418.
9. Malcolm, Part IV: 1963-1965, Chapter 15: The Split, Chapter 16: The International Stage, Chapter 17: The Week Before a Dry Run pages 419-474.
10. Malcolm, Chapter 18: The Hit, Chapter 19: Back at the Mosque. Epilogue pages 475-529. Three Mothers, pages 187-193. Malcolm X The FBI File, Part 1; Malcolm and the American State pages 15-49.
Lee Payne and Tamara Payne, The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, Liverlight, 2020.
Anna Malaika Tubbs, The Three Mothers, Flatiron Books, 2021.
Clayborne Carson, Malcolm X The FBI File, Skyhorse Publishing, 2012.