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25
August
1964

Malcolm rejects blanket racial indictments in an open letter

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Biography 📅 25 August 1964 📍 Egypt

Writing to the Egyptian Gazette, Malcolm stated that he no longer accepted sweeping indictments of any race and described his Hajj as changing his outlook. The letter records a real shift in his language, while his analysis continued to center structural racism and the need for freedom, justice, and equality. This development should not be flattened into a story of personal moderation that leaves the institutions producing racism untouched.

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Malcolm X

Organizations in this Event

Organization of Afro-American Unity

Egyptian Gazette