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351 no material incentive to finish the book project. Wolcott Gibbs, Jr., to Robert Banker, July 1, 1964, KMC, box 44, folder 1; and Doubleday and Company, Inc., to Alex Haley and Malcolm X, sometimes called Malik Shabazz, July 8, 1964, KMC, box 44, folder 1. In mid-July 1964, Haley was telling literary agent Paul Reynolds that the Autobiography was nearly finished; his afterword could be written in less than one week. “[It] should be wrapped up . . . by the end of the month.” See Haley to Reynolds, July 14, 1964, KMC, box 44, folder 1.
351 “from my own personal appraisals.” Alex Haley to Malcolm X, June 8, 1964, MXC-S, box 3, folder 6.
352 “and her four children what a man you were.” Alex Haley to Malcolm X, June 21, 1964, ibid.
352 “while providing him with more funds.ʺ Alex Haley to Paul Reynolds, June 21, 1964, ibid.
353 “possibility of self-regeneration?” “No,” Malcolm replied. Robert Penn Warren, Who Speaks for the Negro? (New York: Random House, 1965), pp. 251-66.
353 “‘I wouldn’t know anything about that.’” Ibid., p. 260.
354 agreed to be their international chairman. Max Stanford (also known as Muhammad Ahmed) interview, January 31, 2003.
354 “the public front, united front.” Ibid.
355 “brothers who graduated from college.” Ibid.
355 “like the biggest fool on planet earth.” Ibid.
355 “couldn’t attack him if he had a national base.” Max Stanford interview, August 28, 2007. In his 2007 interview, Stanford attributed Malcolm’s outing of Elijah Muhammad’s sexual misconduct to his own humiliation. After the Queens trial, Malcolm justified his attack on Muhammad to Stanford by explaining he was a fool, and that he had gone around the world saying Elijah Muhammad “is a holy man” when Elijah Muhammad had been messing around with a lot of women. “Well, he was devastated, totally. . . . You know, Malcolm was a street hustler, so he was a player, right? I mean, the player got played.”
356 “And I was a hero.” Gerry Fulcher interview, October 3, 2007.
356 attend OAAU events, doing general surveillance. Ibid.
357 could transcribe and analyze Malcolm’s speeches. Ibid.
357 join the OAAU, far fewer than anticipated. “Malcolm X Repeats Call for Negro Unity on Rights,” New York Times, June 29, 1964.
357 Harlemites did not have the initial two-dollar membership fee. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, January 20, 1965, p. 29.
357 organize self-defense units capable of fighting the Klan. FBI—OAAU, Teletype, New York Office, June 30, 1964.
357 “the Negro has a chance to strike back.” “Malcolm Sending Armed Troops to Mississippi,” Chicago Defender, July 2, 1964.
358 on the streets, forced him to return immediately to New York. MX FBI, Memo, Chicago Office, June 26, 1964; and MX FBI, Memo, Chicago Office, July 23, 1964.
358 filed paternity suits against Elijah Muhammad. “Two Paternity Suits,” New York Times, July 4, 1964; “Deny Paternity Suits,” Chicago Defender, July 6, 1964; and “Ex-Sweetheart of Malcolm X Accuses Elijah,” Amsterdam News, July 11, 1964. On July 7, Rosemary gave birth in Los Angeles to another child fathered by Muhammad.
358 but only for twenty-four hours. “Malcolm X Flees for His Life,” Pittsburgh Courier, July 11, 1964; “New York Police Put Guard,” Washington Post, July 5, 1964; and John Shabazz, “Muslim Minister Writes to Malcolm,” Muhammad Speaks, July 3, 1964.
358 assignment of introducing Malcolm to the audience. FBI—Goodman, Summary Report, New York Office, October 16, 1964.
358 “sound like I’m cracking, but I’m facting.” Goldman, The Death and Life of Malcolm X, p. 204.
358 other cities “behind Brother Wallace” Muhammad. Malcolm X to Hassan Sharrieff, July 9, 1964, MXC-S, box 3, folder 4.
359 TWA Flight 700 for London. MX FBI, Teletype, New York Office, July 10, 1964; and MX FBI, Memo, New York Office, July 10, 1964.
359 summer of 1964 America “will see a bloodbath.” “Malcolm X Seeks U.N. Aid,” Chicago Defender,