At a Harlem rally, Malcolm announced the OAAU, a secular organization modeled on the Organization of African Unity. It aimed to unite people of African descent across the Western Hemisphere and build ties with Africa, while moving the US struggle from civil rights to human rights. Its program reflected Pan-Africanism and self-determination, and sought to internationalize claims that US institutions had failed to address.
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What did Malcolm urge African leaders to do in Cairo?
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He framed US racism as a human-rights issue and asked African leaders to help internationalize it.