The question of what Malcolm X would say (both in public and in private) about the political career of Barack Obama is an impossible one to answer. The above video is from 1963 -- a programme called "City Desk" which aired in the Chicago, IL, area. From this, we should deduce two important facts which have already come up and will almost certainly come up again in this current election: the importance and unimportance of a name; and a single symbolic gesture which is effectively untrue.
Monday, September 01, 2008
Malcolm X. What Would He Say About Barack?
The question of what Malcolm X would say (both in public and in private) about the political career of Barack Obama is an impossible one to answer. The above video is from 1963 -- a programme called "City Desk" which aired in the Chicago, IL, area. From this, we should deduce two important facts which have already come up and will almost certainly come up again in this current election: the importance and unimportance of a name; and a single symbolic gesture which is effectively untrue.
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