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Quote by Malcolm X

“We are about to have a racial explosion.”

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Malcolm X was a prominent human rights activist, born on May 19, 1925, and died on February 21, 1965. He played a significant role in the civil rights movement, advocating for black self-liberation and rights. His ideas and actions have had a profound impact on future generations. more

“You're going to have a racial explosion, and a racial explosion is more dangerous than an atomic explosion. It's going to explode because black people are dissatisfied; they're dissatisfied not only with the white man, but they're dissatisfied with these Negroes who have been sitting around here posing as leaders and spokesmen for black people and actually making the problem worse instead of making the problem better.”

People Men Has Beens Problem Black White Leader Dangerous Sitting Black People White Man Explosions Sitting Around Dissatisfied Posing

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“It is only the Negro leadership, the bourgeois, hand-picked, handful of Negroes who think that they're going to get some kind of respect, recognition, or protection from the Government.”

Thinking Kind Hands Government Protection Recognition Handful Bourgeois

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“The Government is responsible for what is happening to black people in America.”

People Government America Black Happenings Responsible Black People

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“If the Emancipation Proclamation was authentic, you wouldn't have a race problem.”

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Author:Malcolm X