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S. HANDLER: INTRODUCTION  \nCHAPTER ONE: NIGHTMARE  \nCHAPTER TWO: MASCOT  \nCHAPTER THREE: \"HOMEBOY\"  \nCHAPTER FOUR: LAURA  \nCHAPTER FIVE: HARLEMITE  \nCHAPTER SIX: DETROIT RED  \nCHAPTER SEVEN: HUSTLER  \nCHAPTER EIGHT: TRAPPED  \nCHAPTER NINE: CAUGHT  \nCHAPTER TEN: SATAN  \nCHAPTER ELEVEN: SAVED  \nCHAPTER TWELVE: SAVIOR  \nCHAPTER THIRTEEN: MINISTER MALCOLM X  \nCHAPTER FOURTEEN: BLACK MUSLIMS  \nCHAPTER FIFTEEN: ICARUS  \nCHAPTER SIXTEEN: OUT  \nCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: MECCA  \nCHAPTER EIGHTEEN: EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ  \nCHAPTER NINETEEN: 1965  \nALEX HALEY: EPILOGUE  \nOSSIE DAVIS: ON MALCOM [sic]  \nATTALLAH SHABAZZ FOREWORD  \nBehold, America. Just when our country's cultural evolution appears to have the man who was the author of the internationally acclaimed _Roots_ passed away suddenly in the middle of the night. Alex Haley and I had discussed the possibility of my writing his autobiography to acknowledge our literary circle, our family of writers-my father to him and him to me.  \nSix years have passed since I received this initial request to prepare a new foreword for my father's life story. My godfather's wish was that I commemorate my father's life by writing about some of the significant events that have served as a postscript for his extraordinary life story, but to do this it is essential to begin with the legacy that my father himself was heir to from the beginning.  \nIn 1919 , my paternal grandparents, Earl and Louisa Little, married and began their large family of eight children. At the same time they both worked steadfastly as crusaders for Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association, acting as chapter president and writer/translator for more than a decade. Their children were deeply involved and inspired by their parents' mission to encourage self-reliance and uphold a sense of empowerment for people of the African Diaspora.  \nGiven the turbulence , fear, and despair of the depression era , with its economic droughts and racial and social inequities, my grandparents could never have imagined that one of their own children would have his likeness on a United States postal stamp before the century's end.  \nEighty years later, on January 20,1999, pride filled Harlem's historic Apollo Theatre as six of Earl and Louisa Little's granddaughters sat encircled by a body of fifteen hundred, as family, friends, esteemed guests , and well-wishers gathered to celebrate a momentous occasion-the unveiling of the United States Postal Service's newest release in its Black Heritage Stamp Series.  \nThe issuance of the stamp with the image of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz-known to the world as Malcolm X and fondly loved by myself and my five sisters as Daddy-will provide a source of eternal pride to his children. While this was indeed a glorious moment, it does not cancel the pain  \nof the loss of both our parents, or even kiss away the ache of their absence. What it certainly does is add to the blessings of our dowry.  \nThe stamp also serves as a reminder of the stock from which we were born and confirms significantly that how one lives his or her life today stands as a testament to one's forever after.  \nIn his genuine humility and pure dedication to service, my father had no idea of the potency of his deeds, of the impact his life would have on others, or of the legacy that was to unfold. As he and my godfather, Alex Haley, worked diligently to complete this classic work-in person, from airport telephones, via ship to shore, or over foreign wire services-he could never have imagined by America's tone in his final days that his words, philosophy, and wisdom would be so appreciated and honored around the world, or that it would still offer inspiration and guidance to so many.  \nIn my father's absence, my mother nurtured and protected the significance and value of her husband's endless devotion to human rights. 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