This encyclopedia article recounts the course of Malcolm X, a fiery speaker and supporter of Black Nationalism.

A scholarly discussion on how the views have change with regard to Malcolm X, from fiery "Black Power" radical to an accepted part of the African American heritage.

A scholarly article examining the issue of whether Malcolm X and Dr. King could have ever reconciled their different visions of Black America.

Brief history of Malcolm X with link to The Ballot or the Bullet Speech.

Discusses the Black Power movement, including Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panthers.

Biographical sketch of American educator and civil rights activist, Betty Shabazz, who is perhaps best known as the wife of slain black nationalist leader Malcolm X.

This is an encyclopedia entry about Alex Haley, an African-American author whose most well-known work was Roots. There is a link to the website for the Alex Haley Foundation.

This is an encyclopedia entry about Alex Haley, an African-American author whose most well-known work was Roots. There is a link to the website for the Alex Haley Foundation.

Brief account of the life of Percy Sutton, a prominent civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X as well as some 200 people arrested in the 1960s during protests against racial segregation in the American South.

Provides an overview and basic introduction to the civil rights movement of African Americans.