Reading archive 2023-05-13

MLK’s famous criticism of Malcolm X was a ‘fraud,’ author finds

With MLK and Malcolm X revelations, Alex Haley’s legacy takes new hit: Before questions about his Playboy interview with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Haley faced charges of plagiarism and inaccuracy in ‘Roots’ - "The book was an enormous success, though book reviewers and booksellers were confused about whether to classify it as fiction or nonfiction. Haley didn’t help matters with his insistence that while the dialogue was imagined it was all factually correct; he called it 'faction.'"

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Alleged leaker fixated on guns and envisioned ‘race war’: Videos and chat logs reveal Jack Teixeira’s preparations for a violent social conflict, his racist thinking and a deep suspicion of the government he served