July 10-17, 1959 |
Malcolm X introduces Elijah Muhammad at Uline Theater rally in Washington, DC. |
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July 10-17, 1959 |
Elijah Muhammad declares that "The Christian religion has failed you," at Uline Theater rally in Washington, DC. |
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July 10-17, 1959 |
Malcolm addresses African Freedom Day rally in New York; identifies whites as common enemy to black freedom. |
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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?" |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm proclaims Elijah Muhammad "the only black man bold enough" to stand up to injustice. |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm explains Elijah Muhammad's absence from a rally. |
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August 16, 1959 |
Elijah Muhamamd's son Wallace D. talks about a "black man with a white head." |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm responds to the accusations that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam teach hate. |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm discusses Harlem response to police brutality. |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm declares black America an imprisoned people. |
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August 16, 1959 |
Malcolm asks, "Who benefits from the money you spend?" |
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1960 |
Malcolm proclaims Elijah Muhammad's mission as fulfillment of divine prophecy. |
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1960 |
Malcolm discusses the failure of the Christian church to promote unity among black people much less universal brotherhood with whites. |
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1960 |
Malcolm explains how the idea of heaven after death has enslaved black people. |
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1960 |
Malcolm responds to the charges that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam are anti-Christian. |
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1960 |
Malcolm responds to the charges that Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam are anti-Christian. |
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1960 |
Malcolm describes the social and economic conditions that have led to the death of black America. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm explains the difference between separation and segregation. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm describes black integrationists as "brainwashed." |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm examines the hypocrisy of forced integration. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm describes the difference between the "house Negro" and the "field Negro." |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm relates integrationists to "Uncle Toms" who seek to intermarry with whites. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm highlights the problem with "Negro" leaders. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm rejects nonviolence in the case of self-defense.. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm exposes myths about African history. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm recommends that blacks and whites "sit down" and dialogue. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm states that the Nation of Islam sees itself as part of a global community that transcends the confines of America. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm presents the Nation of Islam call for reparations. |
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January 23, 1963 |
Malcolm criticizes early desegregation victories as "tokenism." |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm uses the 1954 Bandung Conference of African and Asian nations as a model for black unity in America. |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm describes how a grassroots protest movement was coopted into an establishment-sponsored March on Washington. |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm tells the parable of the "field Negro." |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm tells the parable of the "house Negro." |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm applies the parable of the house vs. field Negro to the civil rights movement. |
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November 10, 1963 |
Malcolm describes how white philanthropy and white leadership influenced civil rights organizations at the time of the March on Washington. |
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April 8, 1964 |
Malcolm describes how the "divide and conquer" strategy of colonialism is used against black people in America. |
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April 8, 1964 |
Malcolm highlights the failure of U.S. legislation to solve the race problem. |
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December 16, 1964 |
Malcolm discusses how anti-racist activists are portrayed as extremist in order to justify government repression. |
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December 16, 1964 |
Malcolm discusses the power of images to influence people's thinking. |
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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. |
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