Malcolm returned to the United States after travel in the Middle East and Africa, including the Hajj. He began describing racial oppression in the United States as a human-rights issue that should be brought before the United Nations. His international contacts and experience expanded the political arena beyond domestic civil-rights legislation and linked Black Americans' claims to decolonization and global anti-racist movements.
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What was distinctive about the OAAU's political scope?
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The OAAU drew on Pan-Africanism and the Organization of African Unity as a model.
The OAAU drew inspiration from the Organization of African Unity and had a Pan-African scope.
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Its stated constituency included African-descended people across the Western Hemisphere and Africa.