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Socialist Progressives

yallerdawg

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1. This clip is a perfect example...

Reply to TBF (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2014, 04:07 PM

May 2014

of how Malcolm X had transcended race, religion, politics and spoke of the human condition, the way of the world. This was a parable for all peoples specific to a time and place and race, but so much more.

He was the greatest orator I have ever heard. His passion and conviction are in virtually every clip we have of him.

He was another profoundly unique human voice cut down too soon.

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Happy Birthday Malcolm - [View all] TBF May 2014 OP

This clip is a perfect example... yallerdawg May 2014 #1

Malcolm X was a huge influence on me when I was in my early teens....... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #2