Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly

Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers and illustrator Leonard Jenkins deliver a compelling portrayal of Malcolm X, one of America's most influential Civil Rights figures. The book depicts Malcolm X’s belief that Black people should take control of their lives and futures and demand equality. It also covers his time under the guidance of Elijah Muhammad, and his rise as a key leader in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This nonfiction picture book is suitable for classroom sharing, book reports, and research by young readers.