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Jul 12, 2016 · Though laws regarding civil rights have changed since 1964, racial tensions still simmer in the United States. Would Malcolm X write the same postcard today?
Jul 26, 2010 · By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam. In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation between his religion and his politics.
The Ballot or the Bullet" is the title of a public speech by human rights activist Malcolm X. In the speech, which was delivered on two occasions the first being April 3, 1964, at the Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the second being on April 12, 1964, at the King Solomon Baptist Church, in Detroit, Michigan.
Oct 15, 2007 · (1964) Malcolm X’s Speech at the Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity. October 15, 2007 contributed by: BlackPast. Malcolm X, Martin Luther King press conference, March 26, 1964. Public Domain photo by Marion S. Trikosko, Courtesy Library of Congress (2003688131)
On April 12, 1964, civil rights leader Malcolm X delivered a speech to an audience of about 2,000 at King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan (“Malcolm X | The Ballot or the Bullet”). 1964 was an election year; Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson was running for re-election against Republican candidate Barry Goldwater.
On April 12, 1964, one month after splitting with the NOI, Malcolm X gave his "Ballot or the Bullet" speech at King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit (he'd given the address nine days earlier in Cleveland, but the Detroit version is regarded by some scholars as definitive). 5 It was the fullest declaration of his black nationalist philosophy.
On April 12, 1964, a presidential election year, Malcolm X delivered a speech to a large audience gathered at King Solomon Baptist Church, in Detroit, Michigan. His speech became known for a phrase he repeated throughout: “the ballot or the bullet.”
