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Malcolm X — Part 3
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NY 105-8999
"ALL those Negroes went to pray before tne
stetue of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, & white man. He was
supposed to have freed the slaves. Hal What were
we doing as slaves? Working for the white man,
Pieking his cotton, washing his clothes - for nothing.
Are we still picking his cotton? Yes! Are we still
washing his clothes? Yes! Only now they stick a
little salary on there and we tnink we are ahead
in life. Vase there misery and oppression in the slave
days? Yes! Is there etill misery and oppression?
Yes! We are still slaves. He (LINCOLN) only moved us
ovt of the bethroom into the kitchen. ‘Ye are still in
the sane house - Blaving. But the Honorable ELIZA
MUHAMMUD is going to deliver us from this slavery.
All praises cue to Alton, u
“Shey try tea call A, of?! EL a modern
MOSES. Hut MOSSS said. 'Iet my people go.!' He was
concerned absutl his pecnle bub these ec-called leaners
of the Negro people are just as concerned about the
white man. The waite man puts their feces on the
“over of & magazine and tell the Negro to follew them,
Eut where will they lead us? Along the white man's
path. They are supposed to bring us to a better way
of iife with better living conditions, ete., but where
will these better things come from. The white man.
They say to sit next to the white man on the bus but
we Bay get as far avay from hla is you possibly ean.
. "We say, 'I'm the only Negro in my offfce! _
or iT live up on Blue Hill where we are the only Negroes
in the neighborhood.' If the white man compliments you
on the way you speak or something you say, '0n I
went to such and sueh school where I was the only
Negro’, Are you bragging oi complaining? You are
bragging. it is auppose to be an honor to be amoul all
these devils. Oh! the ec-calied American Necro is in
a sorry Way. But the Honorable ELIJAH MUHAMMUD is here
to enlighten us. All praises due to Allah.
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