Wow and thanks. I read Malcolm’ auto biography many years ago, and thought he was showing some signs of humanity before he died. I didn’t remember the details you provided, and maybe he wasn’t mellowing. Thirty or more years ago Black Muslims seemed like fringe kooks, and Islam was distant. If Barack was Shabazz and knew it, it would explain a lot.
“...I have to take time to mention that because, in my opinion, not only in Mississippi and Alabama, but right here in New York City, you and I can best learn how to get real freedom by studying how Kenyatta brought it to his people in Kenya, and how Odinga helped him, and the excellent job that was done by the Mau Mau freedom fighters. In fact, that’s what we need in Mississippi. In Mississippi we need a Mau Mau. In Alabama we need a Mau Mau. In Georgia we need a Mau Mau. Right here in Harlem, in New York City, we need a Mau Mau”
From:
Malcolm X Speaks, pp.105-106
http://www.walterlippmann.com/docs1701.html