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Betty Shabazz : a life before and after Malcolm X / by Russell Rickford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rickford, Russell John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shabazz, Betty.
- African American Muslims--Biography.
- African American Muslims.
- Black Muslims--Biography.
- Black Muslims.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 633 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, [2003]
- Summary:
- Groundbreaking biography of Malcolm X's widow based on extensive interviews with those who knew Shabazz as well as countless records and documents, including recently declassified FBI, CIA and New York Police files.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Miracle in the Desert xiii
- Chapter 1 A Brass Valentine 1
- Chapter 2 A Velvet Glove 23
- Chapter 3 Leaving the Grave 41
- Chapter 4 Windows of the Heart 71
- Chapter 5 Sinews of Independence 89
- Chapter 6 A Perilous Orbit 117
- Chapter 7 Foresight 139
- Chapter 8 Revelations 163
- Chapter 9 The Death Card 195
- Chapter 10 After the Winter 235
- Chapter 11 Bahiyah 275
- Chapter 12 Reconstruction 293
- Chapter 13 Humanist 327
- Chapter 14 "Dr. Shabazz" 357
- Chapter 15 Journey to Respectability 383
- Chapter 16 Repercussion 407
- Chapter 17 Celebrity 441
- Chapter 18 Mother's Day 479
- Chapter 19 Starting Over 521
- Epilogue: Homegoing 545.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1402201710
- OCLC:
- 49285356
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