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Malcolm X — Part 33

120 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 1, 1964 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Malcolm X · 120 pages OCR'd
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Fo-35 (Rev. 7216-63) a pic _——a By ERVCE B. MILLER. Until a few months ago Malcolm X, known as the “angriest Black Muslim” of them all, went about the country preaching the cult's message of “hate-all-whites” and complete segregation— of a separate black state somewhere in the United States. : For 12 years he was chief Heutenant for Elijah Mu- hammad, leader of the cult, and its chief spokesman. He whipped audiences of Ne- groes toa fever pitch against “white devils” and the Chris- tians he claimed gave him his light coffee color by raping his grandmother. we | a. - ere” a ‘(Mount Clipping In Space Below) | Malcolm X, Angriest so Pe ac een ~ . Muslim, Changes Mind vo. ‘T rejoice when a white man dies,” he would say, his face contorted with hate. . Quotes Axiom On President Kennedy's assassination he described himself as a farmboy “who had always believed in chick- ens coming home to roost.” It was shortly after that Statement that Malcolm X was expelled from the Mus- lims, although he claims the real reason was a “moral crisis” that he could not live with But what has gone gen- erally unnoticed is that this forceful and‘ eloquent man has done a complete about- face on the question of sepa- tation of the races and is { now preaching to his fellow Negroes a message of '“brotherhood” with the : whites, It still is a militant and even violent message. But the hate-all-whites doctrine that once marked his every word is no longer there. In an interview he ex- plained why he has rejected the teachings of Muhammad" and is now preaching co- existence with whites to his | followers, ed en —mimtts About-Face “J have done a complete ) about-face and I'm man enough to admit it... even if it makes me look ridicu- lous in the eves of the world,” Malcolm X said yes- terday, “The only reason some people might think my about-face is ridiculous is my inability to bring to the eye of the public the main in- gredient—it Is of such a na- ture that it can’t be brought into public before it is + brought into court. “There was a moral crisis involved, “When I lost my confi. ' dence in Muhammad as a person, I began to re-exam- ine his philosophy, perhaps ; objectively for the first time, and his doctrine—his entire organization and behavior pattern. “ ‘ Mr, : Mr, Tolson oo. Caper i LoFas Mn. rT Relmont .._ te Doors Mer. Moher Tele, Be Afr, mt i Miss a veg Miss Ganuy + 4 ne \Indieate page, name of newsépaper, city and atate.} 3. NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM AND SUR a . ~ Zz c é - E > £ ¢ a c Dae 7/3/64 ; Edition: METRO 3 Author: BRYCE B,. MILLER & Editor: RISHARD-D. PETERE Title: MALCOLM LITTLE - Character: SM=-NOI or Classification: BU 1003 99321 Submitting Office: NYO P.¢ Being Investiqated 4) 0-399 32/4 NOT or aRconpED 191 aus @ HE a ——
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