WILLIAMS JOHN — Michael X a Life in Black and White

London, Century. 2008. Papeback with dust jacket, 23.5cm. Book, Michael X (1933 - 16 May 1975), born Michael de Freitas in Trinidad and Tobago to a Portuguese father and a Bajan-born mother, was a self-styled black revolutionary and civil rights activist in 1960s London. He was also known as Michael Abdul Malik and Abdul Malik. Convicted of murder in 1972, Michael X was executed by hanging in 1975 in Port of Spain's Royal Gaol. A story of a hustler who conquered swinging London. Excellent/None issued.