Malcolm's Legacy: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet about Malcolm X. The front features black print on white paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of Malcolm X. The interior consists of five pages of text. The inside back cover has a tear away section with a form that could be filled out to join the Young Communist League. The back of the pamphlet is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1965
• Published by: Young Communist League, American, founded 1920
• Written by: Tony Monteiro, American
• Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
• Subject of: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.5 x 14 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Islam
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2010.55.29
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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