''Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X'' is a 2002 book by
Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of I ...
and
Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz (born Betty Dean Sanders; May 28, 1934/1936 – June 23, 1997), also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate. She was married to Malcolm X.
Shabazz grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where her foster ...
. Shabazz wrote the book with
Kim McLarin.
In ''Growing Up X'', Shabazz writes about what it was like to grow up in the shadow of her father, a
human rights
Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
activist who was assassinated when she was two years old. She also writes about her mother and sisters, and her early life growing up, along with her personal memories and feelings about Malcolm X. Shabazz has commented that she was nervous about releasing the book, because she did not want to ruin people's expectations of her, but has received unexpectedly great praise for her writing.
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External links
Discussion on ''Growing Up X'' with Ilyasah Shabazz at the Library of Congress, June 19, 2002
2002 non-fiction books
African-American autobiographies
Collaborative non-fiction books
Works about Malcolm X
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