Episode 4
Manning Marable's biography of the human rights activist. Malcolm undertook an eye-opening pilgrimage to Mecca but made some ill-chosen remarks about President Kennedy's death.
Manning Marable spent over twenty years writing this exhaustive account of the life of Malcolm X. In it he challenges many preconceptions held about Malcolm and examines Malcolm's own autobiography - revealing the truth about his omissions and inaccuracies.
Feeling his faith shaking, Malcolm decides to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca. Here he encounters a huge panoply of peoples all aspiring to follow the true Islamic path. He becomes convinced that unless he engages with the wider community - his ideals will falter. But some ill-chosen words after the assassination of President Kennedy leads him to become alienated from the Nation of Islam.
Read by Colin McFarlane
Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Thu 9 Jun 201109:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 10 Jun 201100:30BBC Radio 4
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