The Malcolm X Encyclopedia

Using the Nation of Islam as a vehicle, but largely through his own dedication, energy, and intelligence, Malcolm X became an indefatigable Black leader during the 1960s. This encyclopedic volume examines one of the most controversial and heroic leaders of the 20th century. Over 500 essays discuss how Malcolm X affected the world in which he lived and how the influence of people, issues, and events shaped his development as an international figure. With more than 70 contributors from black studies, history, political science, sociology, philosophy, education, journalism, and psychology, the encyclopedia combines the knowledge of a precise group of writers. Addressing a major social, religious, and political figure through their own disciplines, these authors flesh out both the diversity and the complexity of the world that defined Malcolm X.

ROBERT L. JENKINS is Associate Professor of History at Mississippi State University and book review editor for the Journal of Mississippi History. He is the author of a number of journal articles and book chapters that focus on his research interests in African American History and Mississippi History.MFANYA DONALD TRYMAN is Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University. His numerous publications include the co-edited book Apartheid South Africa and American Foreign Policy (1987) and Institutional Racism in Black America: Challenges, Choices and Change (1985).