The F.B.I. was very happy with the article they produced, which was entitled, "The Black Merchants of Hate," that came out in early 1963. What's significant about that piece is that that became the template for what evolved into the basic narrative structure of The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Manning MarableMalcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle.
Manning MarableI'm so familiar with what Malcolm X wrote at certain stages of his own life and development.
Manning MarableMalcolm X is a person who has inspired - he has been the muse of several generations of black cultural workers, artists, poets, playwrights.
Manning MarableI believe that the evidence will show that there was not so much a conspiracy, but a convergence of interests with three different groups that had an interest in eliminating [Malcolm X] voice and his vision.
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