How Do You Celebrate The Life Of Malcolm X?
On the world stage of the 1960s, Malcolm X played a starring role in a turbulent, strident and often violent drama. He was – and, 35 years after his death, still is – worshipped, feared and reviled. But he will never be taken for granted. Look at the life of Malcolm X from his perspective: read his autobiography. Attend a Malcolm X memorial program in your town, or take in the one on February 21 at Malcolm X College in Chicago. Listen to Malcolm X speak about his struggle for racial equality at Voices of the Civil Rights Era (see voicesofcivilrights.org). Rent a video of “Malcolm X” starring Denzel Washington and flash yourself back to the ’60s. Let yourself evolve. Malcolm did, from a child surrounded by hate, violence and poverty to a young man imprisoned for drug dealing and theft, to a radical black leader preaching retaliation and racial hatred, and – finally – to a mature man seeking racial justice and harmony.
