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2 Malcolm K. Little Little did not identify himself with individuals or groups that advocated violence, or take part in it themselves, however, he spoke charitably of the violence used by younger Negroes in response to "intolerable police brutality." According to Little, these Negroes @nerally ada not undaratand the iaeuea intellectually, but they feel we CANS SA te MAREN Be ek ee ere ee ee woew yy Se the problems so acutely that no form of self-expression other then violence is possible for khem. DO ee Png ea —_—o Little § expressed a strong admiration for the Mau-Mau cverrorist > activities in Kenya before that nation became independent. He contrasted the bold use of violence of Africans in Kenya with the fedieness of the Africans in South Africa. His belief itn the use of violence arose from his d&spair over the failure of lack of "human dignity" of the 2,000,000 Negroes in the United States. Concerning his relations with the Black Muslims, Little limited himself to saying that he no longer beiongs to the group (Nation of Islam) and had finally lost his Ls former admiration for, and belief in, the infallibility of weedeat their leader (Elijah Muhammad, National Leader of the Nation of Islam). Little appeared to believe that the chief oe oe Fe ae So value of the Black Muslim concept was in helping to distinguish the Negroes from the Christian Community, and further in disposing of the old traditions of Christian resignation to suffering in humble status. He regarded Islam as a binding force among the Africans. He was reluctant to admit that the Islamic world might be wapable of using religious protherhood as a political lever, for example, against Israel. Little stated that friendship with "Liberals" was treachery to the Negro cause, since it gave falsely comforting impressions that the situation was impoving. Until recently, according Cots to Little, he held that the only possible attitude for him Sete: - and for those like him te take, was to hate all whites without distifigtion. Recently, stated Iattle, he decided that this attitude: would not do, but gave no indication of the kind of wattoa - 1s now prepared to tolerate CE) _ SENCET