The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America
History with David M. Rubenstein
Event Details:
Few Americans have left as indelible a mark on American history as Malcolm X. But upon his murder in 1965, he was far from being embraced by all Americans, white or Black, because of his radical positions. In the decades since his death, Malcolm X’s posthumous legacy has touched figures as diverse as Maya Angelou and Muhammad Ali, Barack Obama and Clarence Thomas, not to mention his influence on the Black Lives Matter movement. Author Mark Whitaker joins David M. Rubenstein to examine the place of this titanic figure in America’s cultural landscape, and to retrace the quest for exoneration for two men wrongfully convicted of his murder.
Mark Whitaker has held leadership roles at several major news organizations, including NBC, CNN, and Newsweek, and is the author, most recently, of The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America. David M. Rubenstein (moderator), co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group, is the host of History with David Rubenstein on PBS and the author of The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency, among other books.
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