Happy Birthday to the great Malcolm X, whose words are as important today as when he first spoke them. THREAD WITH CLIPS
Malcolm's response when cops shot and killed an unarmed black man and refused to take action against those responsible
a reporter asks Malcolm X if we're making progress
Malcolm X on liberals
a reporter asks Malcolm X if he's afraid of being killed
a white reporter accuses Malcolm X of being unable to be objective about racism because the KKK burned down his family house and killed his father. Malcolm calmly puts that depraved scumbag in his place
Malcolm X's brilliant analysis of the betrayal of solidarity among oppressed groups, where he ties it to the class and economic dimension of it: "They never wanted their master's property threatened and were more defensive of it than the master was."
the final part of that speech shows Malcolm X in all his genius. It's why people flocked to hear him speak and why the FBI and political elites were so desperate to kill him. With humor and intellect and boundless charisma Malcolm roused people's spirits and called them to action
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