A new edition of the classic collection of speeches givenbetween 1963 and 1965 by Black liberation champion Malcolm X, with an introductionby National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi Malcolm X Speaks collects themajor late speeches of one of the most important leaders of our time, a man whowas not only a champion of Black liberation and empowerment but also one of thegreat orators of the twentieth century. This long-celebrated book of Malcolm X'sspeeches documents his changing vision of racial equality and is a testament tothe enduring power of his words. For many years, Malcolm X resisted thenonviolent and integrationist approaches of the mainstream civil rightsmovement, emphasizing instead the separation of the white and Black races.Beginning with his break from the Black Muslims, however, Malcolm X moved awayfrom philosophies of the Nation of Islam and began to take a broader view ofthe potential for productive alliances with other groups in the battle forliberation. Now reissued with an introduction by the author of How to Be anAntiracist and Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi, this editionof Malcolm X Speaks is a more-essential-than-ever volume in theliterature of Black power.