Malcolm X Speeches: February 1965 by Malcolm X

Malcolm X Speeches: February 1965 Reviews

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  Poet Truth

  I found it very inspiring.
  I understood Malcom X was not like people said he was.
  This was a man who wanted justice, rights,and peace for his black brothers and sisters.
  He was not a man who thought killing was always the answer.
  This man was intellegent, wise and understood the circle we call life.
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  Younes Rais

  Malcolm x has become from a gangster a 'Negro' who fornicates. . steals. . robbing houses. An Afro-American.. standing for equality and justice and peace between the two races.. he was a truly Muslim which is made him a straight man he was a legend and a real man he saved 22 millions black people from enslavement and oppression
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  Christina

  I wish I could give half-star ratings for a 4.5! I save the full five stars for books I want everyone in the world to read, and while this is a great read, I think there's too much wiggle room for misunderstandings (willful or innocent) to recommend this book en masse wholeheartedly.
  
  I bought this book in college for my Black American Literature class and finally read it in full years later in the here and now. Malcolm X was so clearly the coolest. I've been thinking about a scene in HBOMax's "Winning Time" (stay with me) where Magic Johnson's mother tells him that he needs to set a good example because God made him tall and handsome so people would look to him. Feels so applicable to Malcolm because he was so tall and SO HANDSOME and clearly so magnetic.
  
  His death remains an enormous tragedy and a hideous crime. It is intensely depressing to read about his goals for the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) [and how needed and necessary they were and still are] and how the assassination of Malcolm X was also the assassination of an entire institution designed to improve the lives and protect the human rights of Black citizens.
  
  Know this: Human rights are an international issue. I hope that the communications and connections of the digital age will make it easier than ever before for the oppressed and exploited peoples of the world to overcome the brutal powers of the oppressors. A rising tide lifts all boats.
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  Stacy Croushorn

  This book covers the last few weeks of his life. I don’t know that much about him, and I felt like I had come into a movie theater with the movie almost over. I needed more context and background to really understand what he was saying and what was happening with the various groups. If you are new to Malcolm X I wouldn’t read this book first, read a biography or some earlier writings first, then come back to this.