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July 10-17, 1959 Malcolm X introduces Elijah Muhammad at Uline Theater rally in Washington, DC.   view excerpt
July 10-17, 1959 Elijah Muhammad declares that "The Christian religion has failed you," at Uline Theater rally in Washington, DC.   view excerpt
July 10-17, 1959 Malcolm addresses African Freedom Day rally in New York; identifies whites as common enemy to black freedom.   view excerpt
July 10-17, 1959 Malcolm addresses African Freedom Day rally in New York; asks "How could so few white people rule so many black people?"   view excerpt
August 16, 1959 Malcolm proclaims Elijah Muhammad "the only black man bold enough" to stand up to injustice.   listen to excerpt
August 16, 1959 Malcolm explains Elijah Muhammad's absence from a rally.   listen to excerpt
August 16, 1959 Elijah Muhamamd's son Wallace D. talks about a "black man with a white head."    
August 16, 1959 Malcolm responds to the accusations that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam teach hate.   listen to excerpt
August 16, 1959 Malcolm discusses Harlem response to police brutality.   listen to excerpt
August 16, 1959 Malcolm declares black America an imprisoned people.   listen to excerpt
August 16, 1959 Malcolm asks, "Who benefits from the money you spend?"   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm proclaims Elijah Muhammad's mission as fulfillment of divine prophecy.   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm discusses the failure of the Christian church to promote unity among black people much less universal brotherhood with whites.   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm explains how the idea of heaven after death has enslaved black people.   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm responds to the charges that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam are anti-Christian.   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm responds to the charges that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam are anti-Christian.   listen to excerpt
1960 Malcolm describes the social and economic conditions that have led to the death of black America.   listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm explains the difference between separation and segregation. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm describes black integrationists as "brainwashed." read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm examines the hypocrisy of forced integration. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm describes the difference between the "house Negro" and the "field Negro." read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm relates integrationists to "Uncle Toms" who seek to intermarry with whites. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm highlights the problem with "Negro" leaders. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm rejects nonviolence in the case of self-defense.. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm exposes myths about African history. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm recommends that blacks and whites "sit down" and dialogue. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm states that the Nation of Islam sees itself as part of a global community that transcends the confines of America. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm presents the Nation of Islam call for reparations. read excerpt listen to excerpt
January 23, 1963 Malcolm criticizes early desegregation victories as "tokenism." read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm uses the 1954 Bandung Conference of African and Asian nations as a model for black unity in America. read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm describes how a grassroots protest movement was coopted into an establishment-sponsored March on Washington. read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm tells the parable of the "field Negro." read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm tells the parable of the "house Negro." read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm applies the parable of the house vs. field Negro to the civil rights movement. read excerpt listen to excerpt
November 10, 1963 Malcolm describes how white philanthropy and white leadership influenced civil rights organizations at the time of the March on Washington. read excerpt listen to excerpt
April 8, 1964 Malcolm describes how the "divide and conquer" strategy of colonialism is used against black people in America. read excerpt listen to excerpt
April 8, 1964 Malcolm highlights the failure of U.S. legislation to solve the race problem. read excerpt listen to excerpt
December 16, 1964 Malcolm discusses how anti-racist activists are portrayed as extremist in order to justify government repression.   listen to excerpt
December 16, 1964 Malcolm discusses the power of images to influence people's thinking. read excerpt listen to excerpt
December 31, 1964 Malcolm explains that black people benefited economically and politically during wartime, not because of American good will, but because of a need for labor. read excerpt listen to excerpt