During Fidel Castro's visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Malcolm helped arrange for the Cuban delegation to stay at Harlem's Hotel Theresa after downtown hotels refused them accommodation. The meeting connected Black struggles against US segregation with anti-colonial and anti-imperialist diplomacy. Harlem's role as a site of international encounter challenged the idea that foreign policy belonged only to white officials and elite institutions.
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What impact did Ronald Stokes's killing have on Malcolm's politics?
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The killing and differing responses within the movement contributed to conflict and political change.
Ronald Stokes's killing had no effect on Malcolm's later political direction.
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It sharpened his attention to police violence and contributed to conflict within the Nation of Islam.