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Malcolm X: You may be shocked by these words, but I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass and prayed to the same God with fellow Muslims whose eyes were blue, whose hair was blond and whose skin was the whitest of whites. And we are brothers, truly; people of all colors and races believing in One God and one humanity. Once before, in prison, the truth came and blinded me. It has happened again... In the past, I have permitted myself to be used to make sweeping indictments of all white people, and these generalizations have caused injuries to some white folks who did not deserve them. Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. My first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, the Afro-Americans, for we, more than any other, are deprived of these inalienable rights. I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and souls of white Americans
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Now you may be shocked by these words
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but I've eaten from the same plate drunk from the same glass
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and prayed to the same God with Muslims whose eyes were blue
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whose hair was blond and whose skin was the whitest of white
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And we were all brothers
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truly
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People of all colors and races believing in one God in one humanity
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Each hour in this sacred land gives me
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greater spiritual insight into what is happening in America
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The American Negro can never be blamed for his racial animosities
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He's only reacting to 400 years of oppression and discrimination
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But as racism leads America up the suicidal path
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I believe the younger generation will see the writing on the wall
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and many will want to turn to the spiritual path of truth
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the only way left to ward off the disaster
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that racism must surely lead to
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Once before in prison the truth came and blinded me
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Well it has happened again
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In the past I've made sweeping indictments of all white people
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And these generalizations have caused injuries
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to some white folks who didn't deserve them
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Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo
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as a result of my pilgrimage
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to the holy city of Mecca
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I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race
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I intend
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to be very careful not to
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careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty
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I am not a racist
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and I do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism
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In all honesty and sincerity
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it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom justice
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and equality
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life liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people
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My first concern is with the group to which I belong
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for we more than others are deprived of our inalienable rights
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But the true practice of Islam
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can remove the cancer of racism
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from the hearts and the souls of all Americans
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Movie Summary
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
