Malcolm X and Alex Haley

Malcolm X (1925-1965), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American African American revolutionary, Black nationalist leader, and civil rights activist who rose from poverty and prison to become a prominent Nation of Islam spokesperson before embracing Sunni Islam; his most notable work is The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965, with Alex Haley), a seminal nonfiction text ranked among Time magazine's most influential books of the 20th century, with no major literary awards but enduring impact on Black literature and activism.