You had better make some noise. — Malcolm X

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Autobiography and memoir

You had better make some noise.

Malcolm X

1965

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Standing up for what's right Fighting for justice Injustice Activism

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Autobiography and memoir

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1965

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Malcolm X

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Malcolm X. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley. Grove Press, 1965.

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