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262 “You look upon him as being a man.” Ibid., pp. 72-73.
262 “Adam Powell is one of the best examples.” Ibid., pp. 78-79.
262 on “the condition of Negroes on the West Coast.” “Malcolm X, Back, Will Speak Friday,” Amsterdam News, October 19, 1963; and MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, November 15, 1963, pp. 16-17.
262 “full time to the truth of Mr. Elijah Muhammad.” “Professor to Direct Black Muslims Here,” Washington Post, October 21, 1963.
263 to Philadelphia to address the local NOI mosque. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, June 18, 1964, p. 9.
263 Malcolm engaged in a public dialogue with James Baldwin. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, November 15, 1963, p. 18.
263 books by and about him, was George Breitman. George Breitman’s works about Malcolm X include: George Breitman, ed., Malcolm X: The Man and His Ideas (New York: Pathfinder, 1965); George Breitman, ed., Malcolm X on Afro-American History (New York: Pathfinder, 1967); George Breitman, The Last Year of Malcolm X: The Evolution of a Revolutionary (New York: Schocken, 1967); George Breitman, ed., By Any Means Necessary: Speeches, Interviews, and a Letter by Malcolm X (New York: Pathfinder, 1970); and George Breitman, ed., Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (New York: Grove, Weidenfield, 1990).
264 considered themselves more militant than he was. The letter inviting Malcolm X to attend the conference, dated October 26, 1963, came from GOAL. The letter outlined GOAL’s objectives and political philosophy; it also invited Malcolm to join its advisory board. What may be most important about Malcolm Xʹs post-NOI career is that GOAL provided a democratic model of protest organization that may have shaped the subsequent evolution of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) in 1964. The OAAU’s political statements and objectives clearly paralleled those of GOAL. See Group on Advanced Leadership (GOAL) to Malcolm X, October 26, 1963, MXC-S, box 15, folder 11.
264 based on nonviolent direct action, was no revolution at all. “Message to the Grassroots,” November 10, 1963, in Breitman, ed., Malcolm X Speaks, pp. 3-17.
264 “love revolution, you love black nationalism.” Ibid., pp. 9-10.
265 Academy Awards “for the best supporting cast.” Ibid., pp. 12-17.
265 “Malcolm’s going to split with Elijah Muhammad.” Grace Lee Boggs, “Let’s Talk About Malcolm and Martin,” lecture presented at Brecht Forum, New York, May 4, 2007.
265 “residing with my brother Philbert in Lansing.” Malcolm is quoted in a letter dated November 1963, Alex Haley to Ken McCormick, Anne Romaine Collection, UTLSC, series I, box 3, folder 24.
265 until most of the Autobiography was completed. Alex Haley to Malcolm X, November 14, 1963, MXC-S, box 3, folder 6.
265 “story, this caliber of a ‘happy ending.’” Alex Haley to Malcolm X, November 19, 1963, ibid.
265 “There’s something that I want to tell you both.” Louis Farrakhan interview, December 27, 2007.
265 activity was “as bad as it ever was.” DeCaro, On the Side of My People, p. 191.
266 Louis consented to Malcolm’s request. Louis Farrakhan interview, December 27, 2007.
266 traditional NOI dogma, and classical tenets of Sunni Islam. “Reminiscences of Malcolm X: A Lecture,” Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, New York. An incomplete transcript of Malcolm X’s talk is in MXC-S, box 5, folder 12.
267 “I’ll have to say he’s the foxiest of the foxy.” Ibid.
267 “Why, they would upset the entire political picture.” Ibid.
267 “involved because they were not allowed to.” Herman Ferguson interview, June 27, 2003.
268 even on the Thanksgiving holiday. Herman Ferguson interview, June 24, 2004.
268 “something that was happening around him.” Ibid.
268 “He was developing too fast.” Herman Ferguson interview, June 27, 2003.
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269 alongside a photo of Kennedy. Clegg, An Original Man, pp. 200-201.
269 if questioned about the assassination. Evanzz, The Messenger,