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In reply to the discussion: "The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. " [View all]Celerity
(54,458 posts)7. that quote is from his May 20th, 1962 speech on police brutality, given in Los Angeles, California
24:30 onward
On April 27th in Los Angeles California, two Muslim brothers are questioned by Los Angeles police while unloading suits from a car in front of their mosque. A scuffle breaks out as members of the Nation of Islam leave the mosque to aid their brothers and more officers arrive on the scene ( approximately 75 officers) leads to gunfire seven members of the Nation of Islam are wounded and one man Ronald Stokes, the Mosque Secretary, is killed by police. This incident leads to the speech you are about to hear which also helped push Malcolm into the national spotlight.
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JustAnotherGen
Nov 2024
OP
Oh, I Remember hearing soon after Where Ray-gun made his first campaign appearance! Horrific!
electric_blue68
Nov 2024
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