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Black Power
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You've always had those who have said the most important thing is saving folks' soul, but if they can't eat, they don't have a decent place to live, what good did it do you to save their souls?
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Ghana was a thoroughly triumphal visit for Malcolm X, with exception of one sour event: As Malcolm was departing from his hotel on the way to the airport, he bumped into Muhammad Ali, who was touring West Africa, and Ali snubbed him. Later Ali eagerly expressed his unconditional loyalty to Elijah Muhammad, ridiculing Malcolm to a New York Times correspondent and laughing at the “funny white robe” his onetime friend wore and his newly grown beard. “Man, he’s gone. He’s gone so far out he’s out co
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― Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
― Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
