“The Hate That Hate Produced” was a television documentary about the Nation of Islam presented by journalists Louis Lomax and Mike Wallace on “Newsbeat” (a program of New York’s WNTA-TV) on July 10, 1959. Dramatically edited to maximize its shock value, the documentary introduced the Nation (and Malcolm X) toContinue Reading
(1963) MALCOLM X, “RACIAL SEPARATION” POSTED ONJANUARY 22, 2013BY CONTRIBUTED BY: BLACKPAST Malcolm X, Martin Luther King press conference, March 26, 1964 Public Domain photo by Marion S. Trikosko, Courtesy Library of Congress (2003688131) On October 11, 1963, Malcolm X gave a speech at the University of California, Berkeley, in which heContinue Reading
The American Experience Malcolm X: Make It Plain Nearly 30 years after his death, Malcolm X continues to cast a long shadow, his legacy filled with myth and misperception. If “Malcolm X: Make It Plain” does nothing other than live up to its title, it would serve a worthwhile purpose. ButContinue Reading