Clarence Lang
Academic and historian specializing in African American studies and black urban history, serving as Susan Welch Dean at Penn State and author of books on black politics and social movements; featured here to discuss the life and ideas of Malcolm X.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 52min
The Making of Malcolm X
Clarence Lang, a Penn State dean and historian of African American politics, breaks down the making of Malcolm X. He traces family trauma, prison transformation, and the rise through the Nation of Islam. Discussion covers the split from Elijah Muhammad, the pilgrimage that reshaped his views, and how his ideas influenced Black Power and later movements.
