“Malcolm had become an Afro-American and he wanted - so desperately - that we, that all his pe
“Malcolm had become an Afro-American and he wanted - so desperately - that we, that all his people, would become Afro-Americans, too.” Ossie Davis, Malcolm X Eulogy, February 27, 1965.#tdih Malcolm X aka El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, social activist and spiritural leader was assassinated 50 years ago today in Manhattan, New York City, the city that had catapulted him to worldwide and historic notoriety.It was thought leaders like Carter G. Woodson that influenced Malcolm X to want better for his people. You can read more about Dr. Woodson and his struggle to fight for historical recognition of African Americans in the Afro-American Newspaper’s #BlackHistory series on http://goo.gl/7QVHqj #MalcolmX ##ourhistory #OurPresence #blackhistory #StayWoke #blackpeopleunite -- source link
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