Most Afro-Americans who go to other meetings are usually interested in things local—Harlem, that's it; or Mississippi, that's it—national. But seldom do you find them taking a keen interest in things going on worldwide, because they don't know what part they play in things going on ...
and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year later, he was assassinated in Washington Heights on the first day of National Brotherhood Week. Historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, "Malcolm X has been called many things: Pan-Africanist, father of Black Power, religious fanatic,...
Malcolm soon calls another press conference to announce his new organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), which is a non-religious, militant black nationalist group focused on attaining human rights for African Americans. This group will be open to collaborations with other organ...
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The newly renamed Malcolm X devoted himself body and soul to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and the world of Islam, becoming the Nation’s foremost spokesman. When his conscience forced him to break with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity to reach African ...
In the book, Malcolm X the writer, tries to dig as deep as possible into the history of the blacks. He goes back and traces their origins and states that blacks should not look to integrate into white society. By doing so, he believed that blacks would always be dependent on the ...
worldwide African-American unity and equality. For his defection, Malcolm X was assassinated. Some of his writings are The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), Malcolm X Talks to Young People (1969), and Malcolm X on Afro-American Unity (1970). "A Homemade Education" is from Malcolm X's...
Powerand Blackconsciousnessmovements in theUnited Statesin the late 1960s and ’70s (seeBlack nationalism). Through the influence of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X helped to change the terms used to refer to African Americans from “Negro” and “colored” to “Black” and “Afro-American....