When the black man in this country awakens, becomes intellectually mature and able to think for himself, you will see that the only way he will become independent and recognized as a human being on the basis of equality with all other human beings, he has to have what they have and has to be doing for himself what others are doing for themselves.
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Malcolm X, Interveier by A.B. Spellmen, By Any Means Necessary
Happy Birthday, Malcolm X!
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Self-defense, in terms of how Malcolm X said it, has been ridiculously misinterpreted and misunderstood.
Malcolm believed in being nonviolent with people who are nonviolent. He did not believe in being nonviolent with people who are violent. He made a clear distinction. He believed in nonviolence…
