The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X is a National Book Award winning biography of Malcolm X written by Pulitzer prize winning author Les Payne. Payne spent hundreds of hours interviewing for this book and the story those interviews tells will challenge long held myths about Malcom X and places his life in the broader timeline of events. Completed by Paynes daughter, Tamara Payne after his death, this biography affirms Malcolm X's enduring significance in the struggle for African American freedom.