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Malcolm X — Part 29
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RING: "A week or so ago, Police Commissioner
MURPHY asserted that the recent warning of darger of an
cutbreak in Harlem could provide the fuel for such an
ovibreak. I know that you are one of thiae who recently
meade such a warning. What would you say about that?"
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MALCOLM X: "Well, Commissicner MURPHY's attitude
is one’ of the things | ‘primarily responsible.for. ruch ofthe
11] feelings among the races and especially in tne Lilac
communities like Haslem...
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" His attitude is the same as the American
attitude towards the existence of China. The general
American attitude is that Americans are supposed to pretend
thet 700,000,000 Chinese do not exist, and that a little
tslani off the coast of China is China. Will now, Cem:iissione>
;TURPHY kas this same attitude towards the concitions shat
exist tn the Black community.”
RING: "You have said that your attitude m
many questions has changzd in the past years. How about
your attitude toward the established Civil Rights Organizations?"
MALCOLM X: “I'm for whatever gets results. I
don't go for any organization be it. Civil Rights, c~
any other kind that has to compromise with the power scrreture
and aas to rely on certain elements within the power atiuctnre
for thelr financing, and which puts thém in a position ta be
influenced and cont-olled by the power structure itself. Tim
for anything that they are involved in that gets meaningful
resulis for the masses of our people."
RING: *But would you support concrete action ty
these organizations if you feel that they go in the right
aircstion?"
MALCOLM X: "Yes, the OAAU will suppert fully and
without compromise any action by any group that is designed
to get meaningful immediate results.
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