Malcolm X - Ballot or Bullet

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"The Ballot or The Bullet" was a speech by Malcolm X mostly about black nationalism delivered April 12, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. This speech is in the public domain and can be found at
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/malcolmxballotorbullet.htm
Originally obtained from the Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University.


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Malcolm X - Ballot or Bullet

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  • Honest... powerful ...

    Honest... powerful arguably the greatest muslim of the twentieth century

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  • well MALCOLM

    well MALCOLM

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  • Same group? That ...

    Same group? That doesnt matter, it was for the same reasons. To silence the people that "We the People" refers to. And if you believe that James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan or Lee Harvey Oswald were alone in their actions, whatever group responsible has succeeded. We know Talmadge Hayer wasnt alone.

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  • Yes they did...it's ...

    Yes they did...it's call COINTELPRO

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  • This speech is ...

    This speech is particularly relevant now, in 2008.

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  • many of these ...

    many of these verses are not only taken out of context, but not even in the quran. such as 8:55. thats why i call you a F**king pig.

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  • Malcolm X's to do ...

    Malcolm X's to do list:

    -Learn our true history
    -Learn to defend self. family and community
    -Become more politically articulate
    -Support Black ownership in Black communities to control the economy in Black communities

    Just to start.

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  • ***PEOPLE PEOPLE ...

    ***PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE plz stop sending me pm's asking for Malcolm X audio tapes...I extended that to ONE person.

    Plz stop...you know who you are

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  • he wasnt talking ...

    he wasnt talking about the blacks in the crowd he was talkin about the upper class bougeois blacks and middle class that were beggin for jobs from the racist cracker in the south

    instead of begging these crackers for jobs we need to create businesses for blacks

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  • Smokey 1424, in all ...

    Smokey 1424, in all do respect, I disagree with the statement of you saying that "Malcolm never told them what to do!". Malcolm X was a "black nationalist" who emphasized on Black Americans restoring African culture, re-education of the accomplishments and contributions that Africans made in history. Malcolm X also elaborated on Blacks across the world controlling the politics and economics their community. In conclusion, do your homework before you make judgements on this great man.

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  • perhaps if ...

    perhaps if operation Cointel was fully leaked... we would find out.

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  • the quality messes ...

    the quality messes up around the parts talking about lyndon johnson especially. god i swear lyndon johnson was at the center of all the murders and assassinations in that time period.

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  • hilarious he laughs ...

    hilarious he laughs at them and calls them chumps, uncle toms, and other things and they just laugh, cheer, and yell "thats riight!" and uhhhh huh. the problem is malcolm x was great at identifying the problem and summarizing why its wrong but as is often the case, the specifics of what individual people can do weren't there. yeah they all know something's wrong but malcolm never told them what to do!

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  • i wonder if the ...

    i wonder if the same group of people killed malcolm, MLK, JFK, and RFK

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  • I find it funny how ...

    I find it funny how the speech has horrible audio quality during the important parts.

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