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Malcolm X Quotes
28 Malcolm X Quotes
3 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 30, 2010
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Malcolm X
128 books3,203 followersMalcolm X (born Malcolm Little), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Black Muslim minister and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
After leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964, he made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He also founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year later, he was assassinated in Washington Heights on the first day of National Brotherhood Week.
Historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, "Malcolm X has been called many things: Pan-Africanist, father of Black Power, religious fanatic, closet conservative, incipient socialist, and a menace to society. The meaning of his public life — his politics and ideology — is contested in part because his entire body of work consists of a few dozen speeches and a collaborative autobiography whose veracity is challenged. Malcolm has become a sort of tabula rasa, or blank slate, on which people of different positions can write their own interpretations of his politics and legacy.
After leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964, he made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He also founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year later, he was assassinated in Washington Heights on the first day of National Brotherhood Week.
Historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, "Malcolm X has been called many things: Pan-Africanist, father of Black Power, religious fanatic, closet conservative, incipient socialist, and a menace to society. The meaning of his public life — his politics and ideology — is contested in part because his entire body of work consists of a few dozen speeches and a collaborative autobiography whose veracity is challenged. Malcolm has become a sort of tabula rasa, or blank slate, on which people of different positions can write their own interpretations of his politics and legacy.
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April 27, 2012
Contains some of his most memorial quotes but the 'book' is just 4 pages long - a little disappointing! I would have liked to have seen details of where and when the quote was first made as well as to whom it was being addressed.
Malcolm X was most probably the first politician to understand the benefit and successful use of the Media (TV, Radio etc). I think a book of this kind should cover more than it does.
Malcolm X was most probably the first politician to understand the benefit and successful use of the Media (TV, Radio etc). I think a book of this kind should cover more than it does.
March 9, 2014
Great book.
The book was quick, but few words hold the same power at this price..... overall great reference for conversation if needed..
The book was quick, but few words hold the same power at this price..... overall great reference for conversation if needed..
April 3, 2017
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We all must design our own lives as long as it does not stop another for designing theirs. We have to wake up from this deep sleep of duality.
We all must design our own lives as long as it does not stop another for designing theirs. We have to wake up from this deep sleep of duality.
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