Malcolm X_ A Life of Reinvention - Manning Marable [349]
241 “better with whites than Negroes who are Christians.” “Malcolm X Denies Muslims Preach Hate,” Chicago Defender, October 18, 1962; “‘Rights Violated’—Muslims,” Chicago Defender, October 20, 1962; and “Muslims Chained in N.Y. Courtroom,” Amsterdam News, October 27, 1962.
241 “cheating, stealing . . . all forms of vice.” “Malcolm X in Court,” Amsterdam News, November 17, 1962.
241 at the Lorton Reformatory, located in Virginia. H. D. Quigg, “Debate Muslim Claim to Be Legitimate Religion,” Chicago Defender, June 18, 1963.
241 had conducted a service at Lorton back in May. MX FBI, Memo, Washington Office, June 3, 1963; and MX FBI, Memo, Washington Office, August 6, 1963.
241 American Civil Liberties Union at once took up the issue. “D.C. Rejects Malcolm X Prayer Role,” Washington Post, June 29, 1963; and “Black Muslim Tension Eases,” Washington Post, August 1, 1963.
241 Malcolm added, was “just another [prison] warden.” Transcript of Kenneth Clark interview of Malcolm X, aired on WNDT-TV, New York City, and WGBH-TV, Boston, on June 4, 1963, MXC-S, box 5, folder 11.
242 “If you are caught, you will wish you were dead.” FBI—Sharrieff, Summary Report, Chicago Office, August 19, 1963.
243 fellow lieutenants, or other FOI “enforcers.” Thomas 15X Johnson (also known as Khalil Islam) interview, September 29, 2004.
243 “They didn’t deserve even to be killed.” Louis Farrakhan interview, December 27, 2007.
243 “because that puts him in a bad position.” Thomas 15X Johnson interview, September 29, 2004.
243 saying, “Brother, you’re just spiritual.” Louis Farrakhan interview, December 27, 2007.
243 own group of Fruit for that particular assignment. Thomas 15X Johnson interview, September 29, 2004.
244 “that’s unheard of, man, violating like that.” Ibid.
244 “This was a law. It was untouchable.” Ibid.
245 “‘Larry has lost his mind. He’s messing with them Muslims!’” Larry 4X Prescott (also known as Akbar Muhammad) interview, November 7, 2007.
245 “Georgia on it, he said, ‘Elijah answered our prayers.ʹ ʺ Ibid., June 9, 2006.
245 Malcolm was the “boss of the bosses.” Ibid.
246 “That was the signal: close out and bring him on.” Ibid., November 7, 2007.
246 millions of non-Islamic African Americans. Alex Haley, “Malcolm X Interview,” Playboy, vol. 10, no. 5 (May 1963), pp. 53, 56-60, 62.
246 strategy of integration that was doomed to failure. Ibid., pp. 56-57.
247 “very much taken aback when Playboy kept its word.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography , p. 392.
247 “and made me the man that I am today.” Ibid., pp. 393-94.
248 the completion of the biography. Alex Haley to Malcolm X, “Author/Collaborator Letter of Agreement,” June 1, 1963, MXC-S, box 3, folder 6.
248 with projected total sales of twenty thousand. “Production Information,” June 5, 1963, The Ken McCormick Collection of the Records of Doubleday and Company (KMC), Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, box 44, folder 9.
248 “the manuscript that you want in the manuscript.” Haley, ʺ Author/ Collaborator Letter of Agreement.”
248 petty Negro bourgeoisie that he enjoyed ridiculing. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 393-95.
248 with “As told to Alex Haley.” Alex Haley to Oliver Swan, August 5, 1963, Anne Romaine Collection, Special Collections Library, University of Tennessee (UTLSC), Knoxville, Tennessee, series I, box 3, folder 24.
248 “when mine are almost a complete antithesis of his.” Ibid.
249 to fly to Chicago for an interview with Elijah Muhammad. Alex Haley to Paul Reynolds, September 5, 1963, ibid.
249 complete the entire work by the end of October 1963. Alex Haley to Paul Reynolds, September 22, 1963, ibid.
249 “such as we had, will be the most productive.” Alex Haley to Malcolm X, September 25, 1963, MXC-S, box 3, folder 6.
249 ʺas neat and attractive as that of her husband.ʺ Ann Geracimos, “Mrs. Malcolm