"Six transcripts of hitherto unavailable speeches and interviews revealing the matured thought of Malcolm X during his final years . . . . [T]he interviews and final speeches are artifacts of unusual scholarly significance . . . vital to a true understanding of the mature mind of this remarkable voice of American black protest. College, university, and public libraries."-Choice
Index, Chronology, Annotation
Anonymous
Posted July 20, 2002
This book shows why Malcolm X was a dangerous man. He was a danger, that is, to the racists and imperialists of the world. But the book shows how he became even more dangerous in the last year of his life, as he broke from the Nation of Islam, started his own organizations and moved toward a more consistent revolutionary and anti-capitalist perspective. This collection of speeches, some of which were published here for the first time, has the virtue of including talks Malcolm gave both before and after his break with Elijah Muhammad. That way, you don¿t have to take anyone¿s word for what Malcolm represented and how his ideas were evolving. You can read what he said in his own words.
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Posted July 11, 2002
This book has all of the themes that Malcolm spoke about during the last year of his life. He patiently explains over and over that the U.S. government is not and can¿t be 'ours', not without a revolution : it is theirs, it belongs to the superrich ( mostly -white ) man. He calls this system ' the power structure' or, most scientifically of all, then and now, 'Western, or American, imperialism'. He speaks of the need for Blacks in 'America' to be proud of their African roots; the need to become and to stay politically independent of the twin parties of capitalist racism; of women¿s equality and dignity ¿ that¿s right ; it¿s one of the main reasons he broke from the Nation of Islam ¿ and he speaks of the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cuban revolutions as examples to emulate HERE. Above all he teaches you , of whatever color , creed ,or sex , to start with the standpoint that most of the people in the world are your potential allies and what is called ' America' ¿ the U.S. government and the Yanqui Empire ¿ is your and my deadly enemy. Anti-capitalist and pro-socialist, this is not the Malcolm of biographers, or movie directors, or other 'interpreters' ¿ it is Malcolm X speaking for himself, putting forward a line of march relevant to every fighter for meaningful social change today, tomorrow, and beyond.
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"Six transcripts of hitherto unavailable speeches and interviews revealing the matured thought of Malcolm X during his final years . . . . [T]he interviews and final speeches are artifacts of unusual scholarly significance . . . vital to a true understanding of the mature mind of this remarkable voice of American black protest. College, university, and public