While it can be difficult to distil a complicated and powerful life into a single greatest achievement, given the power of the legacy that remained after his assassination, it seems reasonable to claim that the authorship of his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, remains his greatest single accomplishment.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, has been upheld by various literary scholars and sociologists as one of the most important books of the 20th century. The work has helped ensure that many of the powerful messages Malcolm X advocated for have remained accessible to those who become aware of the problem of social inequality in the decades following his death. Malcolm X recognized that it was vitally important for people to have a voice with which to express their own identity, and his autobiography stands as a testament to the power of this expression, introducing many readers to the issues of race and politics in American society.
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