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Once he [Negro] realizes that [he is at war ], then he can defend himself.
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
Age: 39 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: February 21
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Human Rights Activist
Muslim Minister
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Omaha
Nebraska
Malcolm Little
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Malcolm Shabazz
Malachi Shabazz
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Everybody has a God and believes that his God will deliver him and protect him from his enemies!
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You spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don't even know there's a human-rights tree on the same floor.
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I do not pretend to be a divine man, but I do believe in divine guidance, divine power, and in the fulfillment of divine prophecy. I am not educated, nor am I an expert in any particular field but I am sincere, and my sincerity is my credentials.
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