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But history teaches us that It is difficult for, a downtrodden People to accept LIVING LEAD- ERS. The downtrodden have us- MR. MALCOLM X wally been so thoroughly rob- bed, deceived and BRAIN- WASHED (well indoctrinated) by their masters that their ig- nmorant and superstitious minds seems incapable of seeing that a GREAT MAN has come to help them until after that man is dead and gone. Thus, the down:trodden always end up idolizing and paying tribute after he is dead, to the very same one whorn they reject, condemn and persecute while he is living. Will we never learn from the foolish mistakes of others? HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF; thus its historic WARNINGS should keep us on guard today. The late Mr. Garvey came to this country awakening the downtrodden so-called Negroes to the importance of SELF, and trying to instill a Black Na- tionalistie spirit into us, but most of us were busy worship- ping the “dead leaders” of the past, and some of us were IG- NORANTLY waiting for these “dead leaders” to return from the grave, therefore we rejected the late Mr. Garvey and helped our white christian slavemast- ers plot his downfall. Now that Mr. Garvey is dead, again HISTORY REPEATS IT- SELF. Many who were Mr. Gar- vey's greatest enemies are to- day his strongest ‘advocates. @efenders. st advors ay Tribute ig still being paid to By MR. MALCOLM X ” er a DEAD Moses. Worship is be- ing wasted on a DEAD Jesus. Millions honor a DEAD Mu- hammad. 4nd, Many respect and revere a DEAD Mr. Garvey. All of these “followers” are seemingly sincere and are sup- posed to be intelligent. Yet, all ate so busy whooping and hol- lering over THE DEAD, lke others in history they are fall- ing to see the greatest LIVING EMANCIPATOR and TRUTH BEARER that the world has ever known, who is right here In America today in the person of the Honorable ELIJAH MU- HAMMAD, This is the one whom Moses, _|fesus and Muhammad ali spoke of who would be here In America in the “last days” of the “white world” with a Di- vine Message of NAKED TRUTH which would give “life” (ISLAM) back to the Jong lost so-called Negroes, set us FREE from the clutches of our ene- mies and restore us back among Our Own Kind. Did not Mr. Garvey declare! that a “greater than he” was coming to carry Mr. Garvey's uncompleted work inte comple- tion? Must we who were faith- ful followers of the late Mr. Garvey make the same mistake of the others In history, and walt until after this great man, MESSENGER ELIJAH MUHAM- MAD, is gone before we too re- eognize him fearlessly and un- compromisingly by works that HE IS FOR US? Why must we always worship DEAD men? Why must we al- ways follow DEAD leaders? It is because our ignorance has slowed our thinking ability so much that our minds can't keep up with events, and by the time we fealize what is happening the EMANCIPATOR fs here and gone before we are mentally capable of recognizing him. We should show forth greater wisdom TODAY. Let us forget the DEAD past and siaft con- centrating all efforts on the LIVING PRESENT. “Let the DEAD bury the DEAD". (Continued Next Week) Los Anzeltes Here leelirpetch Feb. 13, 1956 lr, Neleolr X&