In a letter from Jeddah during his pilgrimage, Malcolm described worship alongside Muslims of many racial backgrounds and said the experience challenged his belief that interracial brotherhood could not exist. This marked a consequential shift in his religious and political outlook. It did not erase his analysis of institutional racism or his commitment to Black liberation; it widened the international and ethical frame through which he pursued them.
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Why did Malcolm try to take the US Black freedom struggle to the United Nations?
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Internationalizing the issue linked Black American claims to global anti-colonial and human-rights frameworks.
Malcolm argued that human-rights institutions could help expose US racial oppression internationally.
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He aimed to bring the issue before the United Nations and build African and diaspora support.