When this country here was first being founded, there were 13 colonies. The whites were colonized. They were fed up with this taxation without representation. So some of them stood up and said, liberty or death. — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
I have asked James Shabazz, I've asked other people who are members of the OAAU, Herman Ferguson and others, what led to that disastrous decision [that the guards didn't carry weapons]? James Shabazz said to me with a shrug, you… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
We know from Talmadge Hayer, one of the men who carried out the assassination, who was shot by Ruben X as he tried to… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Malcolm X broke with the N.O.I. in March 1964, and in that last 11 chaotic months, he spent most of the time outside of… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
There's a hidden history. You see, Malcolm X and [Alex ] Haley collaborated to produce a magnificent narrative about the life of Malcolm X,… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
The NYPD was ubiquitous. They were always around Malcolm X. Whenever Malcolm spoke, there would be one or two dozen cops all over the… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Whiteness in a racist, corporate-controlled society is like having the image of an American Express Cardstamped on one's face: immediately you are “universally accepted.” — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
[Alex Haley] objective was to illustrate that the racial separatism of the N.O.I. was a kind of pathological or a kind of - it… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Two of the three men, who were imprisoned, Norman Butler and Robert 15x Johnson, convicted and given life sentences, I'm absolutely convinced were innocent.… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
In the case of Alex Haley, Haley's material is located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, primarily. But there are a whole series… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
I believe that if we could see the chapters that are missing from the book [The Autobiography of Malcolm X], we would gain an… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
The liberal uses the radical's language to achieve the conservative's aim: the preservation of the capitalist system, and the traditional ethnic/racial hierarchy within society. — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Malcolm X had a habit of scribbling notes in small pieces of paper that [Alex] Haley would surreptitiously pick up at the end of… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
What is striking is that from almost from the very beginning of certainly by September and October of 1963, as the book was being… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
![“I have asked James Shabazz, I've asked other people who are members of the OAAU, Herman Ferguson and others, what led to that disastrous decision [that the guards didn't carry weapons]? James Shabazz said to me with a shrug, you just didn't know Malcolm. Malcolm was adamant, and that whatever…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5f0/manning-marable-9023_adamant_i-have-asked-james-shabazz-i-ve-asked-ot_1126877.jpg)
![“We know from Talmadge Hayer, one of the men who carried out the assassination, who was shot by Ruben X as he tried to flee the Audubon after shooting Malcolm X, we know that Hayer confessed years later to his Imam in prison that there had been a walk-through a week prior to February 21st [1965] at…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/645/manning-marable-9023_assassination_we-know-from-talmadge-hayer-one-of-the-m_101701.jpg)
![“There's a hidden history. You see, Malcolm X and [Alex ] Haley collaborated to produce a magnificent narrative about the life of Malcolm X, but the two men had very different motives in coming together.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d95/manning-marable-9023_alex_there-s-a-hidden-history-you-see-malcolm_138170.jpg)
![“[Alex Haley] objective was to illustrate that the racial separatism of the N.O.I. was a kind of pathological or a kind of - it was the logical culmination of separatism and racial isolationism and exclusion.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/266/manning-marable-9023_alex_alex-haley-objective-was-to-illustrate-t_293482.jpg)
![“I believe that if we could see the chapters that are missing from the book [The Autobiography of Malcolm X], we would gain an understanding as to why perhaps - perhaps - the F.B.I., the C.I.A., the New York Police Department and others in law enforcement greatly feared what Malcolm X was about…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/690/manning-marable-9023_ahead-of-time_i-believe-that-if-we-could-see-the-chapt_534619.jpg)
![“Malcolm X had a habit of scribbling notes in small pieces of paper that [Alex] Haley would surreptitiously pick up at the end of their discussions.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d68/manning-marable-9023_alex_malcolm-x-had-a-habit-of-scribbling-note_578782.jpg)
![“What is striking is that from almost from the very beginning of certainly by September and October of 1963, as the book was being constructed, that [Alex] Haley was vetting - asking questions to the publisher and to the publisher's attorney regarding many of the things that Malcolm X was saying…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fe/manning-marable-9023_alex_what-is-striking-is-that-from-almost-fro_622399.jpg)