{"product_id":"the-awakening-of-malcolm-x-9781250821133","title":"The Awakening of Malcolm X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Awakening of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz along with 2019 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe award-winning author, Tiffany D. Jackson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one can be at peace until he has his freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Charlestown Prison, Malcolm Little struggles with the weight of his past. Plagued by nightmares, Malcolm drifts through days, unsure of his future. Slowly, he befriends other prisoners and writes to his family. He reads all the books in the prison library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam. Malcolm grapples with race, politics, religion, and justice in the 1940s. And as his time in jail comes to an end, he begins to awaken -- emerging from prison more than just Malcolm Little: Now, he is Malcolm X. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is an intimate look at Malcolm X's young adult years. While this book chronologically follows \u003ci\u003eX: A Novel, \u003c\/i\u003eit can be read as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power, prison reform, and civil rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlyasah Shabazz\u003c\/b\u003e, third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, is an educator, activist, motivational speaker, and author of multiple award-winning publications, including her books, \u003ci\u003eBetty Before X\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eX: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also an active advocacy worker and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTiffany D. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of YA novels including the NAACP Image Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eAllegedly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMonday's Not Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, a Walter Dean Myers Honored Book and Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner, as well as \u003ci\u003eLet Me Hear a Rhyme \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eHarperCollins \/ Katherine Tegen Books\u003c\/i\u003e). She received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, her master of arts in media studies from the New School, and has over a decade in TV\/Film experience.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615538450706,"sku":"9781250821133","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff40a235-de93-4ad9-ad57-0f4949072ea0.jpg?v=1732493575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-awakening-of-malcolm-x-9781250821133","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}