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O19 (Mew. 5-37-83} Tolson pe , : Belmont Text of Statement By Malcolm X Callahan Conrad The following is the text of the statement mode by Malcolm X im opening Ais pres conference at New York's Park-Sheraton DeLoach Evans Gale Rosen Sullivan Hotel, Maren 12, - . Phe a. Tavel Becmusa 1904. threatens to be a very explosive year on the Trotter racial front, and because 1 myself Intend to be very active in every Tele Room phase of the American Negro struggle for Henan Rights, | have Holmes called this press conference this morning in order to clarity my Gandy own position in the struggle — especially in regard to politics and {am and always will be a Muslim. My religion is Islam. I Fill believe that Mr. Muhammad's analysis of the Problem la tTast realistic, and that his solution is the best one. This means thht T too believe the bevt solution ix compiete separation, with our our own African homeland, , to Africa is still a long-range pro find while it 2 yet to materialize, 23 million of our people who In America need better food, clothing, housing, educe- fap. Mr. Muhammad's program dows point us tains within it what we could and belp solve siany of our own problems while the N; the many bad things I've said about them. ‘The problem facing our people here in America is bigger than all other personal or organizational differences Therefore, as lead as a, we must stop worrying about the threat that we seem to think The Washington Post and we pose to each other's persona! Prestige, and concentrate our united Times Herald efforts potalera eee ae ape, inending burt that is being done daily The Washington Dally News Tam going to organize and head a new Mosque in New York The Evening Ster fy, Known ag the Muslim Mosque, Inc’ This gives us a religiqus New York Herald Tribune i T destroy ae taal fares hemmed to men people af the vices New York Journal-American Our political philosophy will be Black Nadionslis. Gur ea New York Mirtor — nomic and social philosophy will be Biack Nationalism Our cultural New York Dally News — enphagts will be Black Nationalien * Yort Fost Many of our people aren't religiously inclined, so the Muslim New Yort Pow Mosque, Inc. will be organized in such manner to provide for the ‘The New York Times The Worker 2. The New Legdet — _ t eon polities and the palit -af our ty, They The Wall Sirwet Journal must no longer take orders trom cutede forces We will organize ‘the National Cheerver . and sweep out of office all Negro Politiclans who ere puppets for People's Wor! ! the outaide forcen, “Aprd [71,1968 — L Our sccent will be upon youth: we need new ideas, new meth- Date rT " k ods, new approaches, We will call upon young students of political Militant . Five na Denes fm Isunch their own independent study, end thee | p< Spehanorer analveis and thetr suggestions. We ate completely NOT RECORDED 46 APR15 1964 Concerning the 1904 slecticas: we wil keep cur plans ca 56A £0 De tee enna date — but we don't intend for our people ee ee to be the victims of a palitical selon again i 1966 tos The Muslins Mcsqua, Inc, will remain wide-open for dees and financial eid from all quarters. Whites can hel us but they cert joitt us There can be no black-white unity until there is fmt sane bleck unity There can be no workers solidarity until there is firet oe racial solidarity. We cannot think of uniting with others, unt] after wa have first united among ourselvan We cannot intake being seceptable to unt we bave first proven scceptable iE i Concerning hon-visiencs: it is criminal to tech a mai not to Tes toga ead Woh os yt, Squat victim of ‘urtal atch legal lewta) own 8 shotgun oF a rifle, @ believe in obeying the law. 1a areas whete our people are the constant victims of brutality, Sid tbe government seems unable of utrwilling to protect them, se Se enem Title chube that can be usw to defend our Lives ‘and our property times emerpincy, fuch as happened last year i Birmingham, Plaquemine, La. Cambridge, Md and Danville ve. When our people are being bitten by dogs, they are within ther rights to kill those doge We thould be peaceful, law sbiding — but the time hes cone the American Negro to fight beck in self-defense whenever and wrully attacked i E i x