Blood brothers : the fatal friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X

Roberts, Randy 1951- (author.). Smith, John Matthew. (Added Author).

Summary: In 1962 Malcolm X, a minister in the Nation of Islam, saw the potential in Cassius Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation's message. The two became fast friends, keeping their interactions secret from the press for fear of jeopardizing Clay's career-- but eventually their friendship soured, with disastrous and far-reaching consequences. Roberts and Smith reconstruct the worlds that shaped Malcolm and Clay, and reveal how Malcolm molded Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali, helping him become an international symbol of black pride and black independence.

Record details

ISBN: 9780465079704
ISBN: 0465079709
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 362 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Basic Books A Member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: A dream deferred -- Prologue: Behind the veil -- The mother ship in Miami -- God's angry man -- "Who made me is me" -- In cold blood -- The winter of boxing -- Apollo -- Hide your cat -- The great pretender -- Back to the grave -- Trouble in Miami -- The crusade -- Free to be me -- The shakeup -- An American nightmare -- King of the world -- The Muslim champ -- Worthy of death -- Epilogue: Once the hate is gone.