The Battle of Baltimore. On June 18,1812, the United States declared war on England, then the greatest power on earth, to preserve Free Trade and Sailors' Rights.. The British, while at war with France, had interfered with our trade and had boarded American ships, pressing our sailors into service on their ships.
In 1963 Malcolm X began a collaboration with Alex Haley on his life story, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He told Haley, If I'm alive when this book comes out, it will be a miracle.. Haley completed and published it some months after the assassination.
Cowritten by Malcolm Xâs daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. I am Malcolm. I am my fatherâs son. But to be my fatherâs son means that they will always come for me. They will always come for me, and I will always succumb.