{"product_id":"little-x-growing-up-in-the-nation-of-islam-paperback","title":"Little X: Growing Up in the Nation of Islam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSonsyrea Tate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling story. It provides an honest, inside view of one of America's most controversial religious movements and perceptively points to social tensions of race, gender and religious identity.\" --Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLittle X\u003c\/i\u003e, Sonsyrea Tate reveals, through the acute vision and engaging voice of a curious child, the practices and policies of the mysterious organization most know only through media portrayals of its controversial leaders Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. First published in 1997, \u003ci\u003eLittle X\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the multigenerational experience of Tate's family, who broke from the traditional black church in the 1950s to join the radical Nation of Islam, then struggled to remain intact through disillusionment, shifting loyalties, and forays into Orthodox Islam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle X \u003c\/i\u003eis also an absorbing story of a little girl whose strict Muslim education filled her with pride, confidence, and a longing for freedom, of a teenager in an ankle-length dress and headwrap struggling to fit in with non-Muslim peers, and of a young woman whose growing disillusionment with the Nation finally led to her break with the Muslim religion. \u003ci\u003eLittle X\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare glimpse into the everyday experience of the Nation of Islam, and into a little-understood part of America's history and heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sonsyrea Tate-Montgomery has been a staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eVirginian Pilot, Chicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of four coveted Echoes of Excellence awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, Tate has also worked as assistant to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. She currently works as a political reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, a Post-Newsweek publication.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonsyrea Tate-Montgomery has been a staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eVirginian Pilot, Chicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of four coveted Echoes of Excellence awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, Tate has also worked as assistant to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. She currently works as a political reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, a Post-Newsweek publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470295888179,"sku":"9781621904069","price":36.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xJUIcphUDv9781621904069.webp?v=1759416801","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/little-x-growing-up-in-the-nation-of-islam-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}