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Malcolm X — Part 21
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“a fox or a wolf"; and 2) to attempt to persuade
the independent African nations to haul the US before |
the UN on charges of being “unable or unwilling" to
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Despite these stated goals the approach
and "racist" elements in the US while maintaining
that there are a few well-meaning whites in the US.
Repeated parallele were drawn between colonialism
in Africa and in the US. Thus, another goal of
Maloolm's visit was to permit direct contast
between the biack people of the US and of Africa
which would off-set the efforts of ‘ some in the
American power structure" and the "racist element
in Washington" to keep the two apart. Malcolm
wants "mutual understanding" and "working
unity": between the two, In developing this theme,
all recent American moves in the field of civil
rights were charecterized as insincere tokenism
growing out of fear of emerging Africa, At the
Same time, all American aid to Africa was similarly
characterized as tokenism and neo-imperialism. |
The old colonialiste "passed the ball to the racist
element in the US", and the neo-imperialiste of
Washington were in Africa with a "soft" approach
and an aid program designed not to help Africa, but |
to save imperialism. :
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"The proof of American insincerity is that
in 400 years they haven't helped the American Negro.
How in the world can they oome all the way over
here and be so kind ", stated: }ALCODI Xe
"well-chosen" not to embarrass the US, remarked MALCOLM Xe
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Ametican Negroes who come to Africa are |
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