                      Some Quotes of Malcolm X
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 Someone posted the following in a newsgroup. These are the quotes of
Malcolm X (Malik El-Shabazz) the great American civil rights leader. This
shows what a revolution an understanding of Islam can bring in one's life 
and raise one to such greatness.

"America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion
 that erases from its society the race problem.  Throughout my travels
 in the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people
 who in America would have been considered white, but the white attitude 
 was removed from their minds by the religion of Islam.  I have never
 before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all together,
 irrespective of their color.

   -Malik Al-Shabazz, Letter from Mecca 1964


 "I am not a racist... In the past I permitted myself to be used... to 
 make sweeping indictments of all white people, the entire white race
 and these generalizations have caused injuries to some whites who
 perhaps did not deserve to be hurt.  Because of the spiritual 
 enlightenment which I was blessed to receive as a result of my recent
 pilgrimage to the Holy city of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping
 indictments of any one race.  I am now striving to live the life of a 
 true ... Muslim.  I must repeat that I am not a racist nor do I s
 subscribe to the tenents of racism.  I can state in all sincerity that 
 I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality, life, liberty and the
 persuit of happiness for all people."
 
  -Malik El-Shabazz 1964, after performing the pilgrammage
   to Mecca (the Hajj).

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