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Malcolm X — Part 21
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The New York "Herald Tribune", locai
New York City newspaper, dated May 22, 1964,
contained an article captioned "Malcolm X Objective -
African Aid for Negroes”. This article stated:
"Malcolm X, who seceded from the Black
Muslims to organize his own black nationalist
movement, said yesterday he will try to bring
the numerous Negro civil rights groups of the nation
into a united front in an effort to win support in the
United Nations from the African nations.
"In a press conference at the Hotel
Theresa, 125th St, and Seventh Ave., he said he
would soon call a private meeting, ' secret if
necessary!, of various Negro leaders to form a
Single civil rights organization.
“Te ultimate purpose, he esplained, is to
bring ‘the plight of Afro-American Negroes' before
the United Nations.
"He said leaders of African nations he
had talked to told him they yould help the civil
rights movement in America if the Negroes here ‘form
& Bingle group, no matter how loosely'. He recentiy
returned from a trip to Africa.
co "As the best method of winning recognition
as for American Negroes, he said: ‘We'll try one method.
ees If that dcesn't work, then we'll try andéther.
And if thet doesn't work, then we'll try another,
that's all,'
“He refused to elaborate or explain what
‘that's all' meant."
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