1. The Media Made Malcolm.
- Author
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Ling, Peter
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MASS media & race relations , *SOCIAL capital , *BLACK Muslims (Nation of Islam) , *BLACK nationalism , *CIVIL rights movements - Abstract
The article examines U.S. black nationalist leader Malcolm X's relationship with mass media during his career of political activism. The author explains why the Nation of Islam (NOI), of which Malcolm was a member for much of his career, did not act as a civil rights organization as it did not see the benefit of negotiating for African American citizenship rights. Malcolm's access to social capital based on his poverty and criminal background is discussed. Focus is given to the white U.S. media's representations of Malcolm as anti-white.
- Published
- 2012