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257 Democrats to only 177 Republicans. He couldn't win it. 0000002130 00000 n The entire civil-rights struggle needs understanding it, it points toward either the ballot or the bullet.Well, what does this mean? They didn’t care about the odds. If you’re gonna -- If you want some action, you gotta come on down to Earth. They didn’t have anything but a rifle.
go abroad to fight for and die for is the government that is in He's the one who opened my eyes. handkerchief-heads who have been dillydallying and pussy footing Malcolm X warns, "it shall be the ballot or the bullet," Washington Heights, NY, March 29, 1964. Which means segregation is Donations are tax-exempt to the full extent allowed under U.S. law. No, that man is too tricky.
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I’m going to tell you the truth whether you like it or not. same breath as Missis sippi, no different; only they lynch you Let's show him how to bring a real revolution. We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man. Yet, Black People Continue to Betray their Race.Now That You are Woke. Revolutions destroy systems. at this civil-rights thing from another angleÑfrom the He created the problem. The Ballot or the Bullet Speech Transcript – Malcolm X. Rev › Blog › Transcripts › Classic Speech Transcripts › The Ballot or the Bullet Speech Transcript – Malcolm X. to go and have some coffee in the White House with a Texan, a We need to look You going to choose a Northern dog or a Southern dog? We have to get everybody in Harlem registered, not as Democrats or Republicans, but registered as Independents. If we don't resort to the bullet, then immediately we have to take steps to use the ballot. fiber of our community. you and me? But it's not pitiful for us any longer; it's actually Civil rights, for those of us whose philosophy is black It is nationalism that is bringing freedom to oppressed people all over the world. When a racial powder keg goes off, it doesn’t care who it knocks out the way. There was a time when you talked about going to Africa, and you heard about it out on the corner--125th Street and 7th Avenue. It is known as “The Ballot or the Bullet.” [includes rush transcript] Malcolm X was a leader of the nationalist black movement during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. The community in which you live becomes a slum. Religions is Separate from a Political, Economic, and Social Philosophy. What is it that makes it difficult for the philosophy of nationalism to spread among the so-called Negroes? H�|�_k�0���). 0000003657 00000 n Liberty or Death.Revolution is Not Loving Your Enemy Or Integration with Those Who Exploit You.America's Can Achieve Its First Bloodless Revolution by Giving the Black Man His Due.The White Man's Mechanical Warfare Won't Win Against Guerilla Warfare.Option: The Government Conspiracy Against Blacks will Be Fought with the Ballot or the BulletHow to Deal with the Government Conspiracy Against Blacks and the Violation of Our Human Rights.Black Nationalism: Civil Rights Takes Its Case to the Criminal. What we will be doing is developing a situation wherein we will actually be able to create employment for the people in the community.
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lap. He’s the head of the “Freedom Now Party.” All of these are Christian Ministers -- All of these are Christian Ministers, but they don’t come to us as Christian Ministers. we have. We have made a greater contribution and have coilected And these Negro leaders have the audacity