Malcolm X Quotes


The number one thing that has to be done, [black men] has to be retaught, be given - he has to be reeducated and made to know that he's a man, like anyone else, and then he can stand on his own two feet, like others have done.


Citations

Malcolm X. Interview by Robert Penn Warren. 2 June 1964. Who Speaks for the Negro?, by Robert Penn Warren, Random House, 1965.

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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
  • Born: May 19, 1925
  • Died: February 21, 1965
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Minister, Civil Rights Activist

Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam.