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Learn how Alex Haley wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Learn how Alex Haley wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Did You Know: Alex Haley wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He based it on interviews with the Black Muslim leader.
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NARRATOR: An autobiography is the story of a person's life, written by that person. "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," however, was written by the author Alex Haley. Haley based the book on interviews with Malcolm X, and the story is told from Malcolm's point of view.