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Malcolm X Speeches Books in Order

Malcolm X Speeches by Malcolm X contains 9 books, published between 1964 and 2012. The first book is The Ballot or the Bullet (1964) and the newest is Malcolm X Speeches (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1964–2012
Pages on record
1,122 in 8 of 9 books
Reading time
19–28 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,122 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

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Malcolm X Speeches gathers nine published collections of speeches by Malcolm X, the earliest dated 1964 and the latest 2012. The Ballot or the Bullet (1964) heads the listing, followed by Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (1965), Malcolm X on Afro-American History (1967), By Any Means Necessary (1970) and The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X (1971). Later volumes are Malcolm X: The Last Speeches (1989), Malcolm X Talks to Young People (1990), Malcolm X: Speeches at Harvard (1991) and Malcolm X Speeches (2012). Subjects record civil rights, race relations and Black Muslims.

How many Malcolm X Speeches books are there?

Malcolm X Speeches has 9 books, released between 1964 and 2012.

Malcolm X Speeches Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Malcolm X Speeches books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X, book 1 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1964)
  2. Cover of Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements by Malcolm X, book 2 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1965)
  3. Cover of Malcolm X on Afro-American History by Malcolm X, book 3 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1967)
  4. Cover of By Any Means Necessary by Malcolm X, book 4 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1970)
  5. Cover of The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X by Malcolm X, book 5 of the Malcolm X Speeches series
  6. Cover of Malcolm X: The Last Speeches by Malcolm X, book 6 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1989)
  7. Cover of Malcolm X Talks to Young People by Malcolm X, book 7 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1990)
  8. Cover of Malcolm X: Speeches at Harvard by Malcolm X, book 8 of the Malcolm X Speeches series (1991)
  1. 1
    The Ballot or the Bullet1964 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964108
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  2. 2
    Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements1965 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965226
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  3. 3
    Malcolm X on Afro-American History1967 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196793
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  4. 4
    By Any Means Necessary1970 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970191
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  5. 5
    The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X1971 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971148
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  6. 6
    Malcolm X: The Last Speeches1989 · 13 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198913
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  7. 7
    Malcolm X Talks to Young People1990 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990152
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  8. 8
    Malcolm X: Speeches at Harvard1991 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991191
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  9. 9
    Malcolm X Speeches2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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Is there a chronological order for Malcolm X Speeches?

No separate chronological order is on record for Malcolm X Speeches, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Malcolm X Speeches books in order?

You should read the Malcolm X Speeches books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Malcolm X Speeches book also stands alone.

Where to start with Malcolm X Speeches

Start with The Ballot or the Bullet (1964), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Malcolm X Speeches book?

Malcolm X Speeches (2012) is the newest Malcolm X Speeches book released so far.

Is there a new Malcolm X Speeches book coming?

No next Malcolm X Speeches book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Malcolm X Speeches at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Malcolm X Speeches title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Malcolm X Speeches books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
1,122 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 150 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Malcolm X Speeches books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1960s.

What the Malcolm X Speeches books are about

7 of the 9 Malcolm X Speeches books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • African Americans 7 of 7 books
  • Civil rights 6 of 7 books
  • Black Muslims 5 of 7 books
  • Race relations 5 of 7 books
  • X, malcolm , 1925-1965 4 of 7 books
  • African americans, civil rights 3 of 7 books
  • Blacks 2 of 7 books
  • Bp223.z8 l58 1989 2 of 7 books
  • History 2 of 7 books

More books by Malcolm X

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.