21st century Quote by Manning Marable

I think that in his 39 short years of life, Malcolm X came to symbolize Black urban America, its culture, its politics, its militancy,…

— Manning Marable

“Malcolm (X) talked about the need to shift our focus from race to class, both among one another and between ourselves and the white…

— John Lewis

Malcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle. As…

— Manning Marable

What is clear is that Malcolm X incorporated within the framework of black nationalism a pan-Africanist and internationalist perspective. In doing so, he began…

— Manning Marable

I think that Malcolm X was envisioning, even while he was in the Nation of Islam, a black nationalist progressive strategy toward uniting black…

— Manning Marable

I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Malcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle.

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X finally became the person he was meant and raised to be. He fought against the forces of racism to return to that.…

— Kekla Magoon

In November 1963, [Malcolm X] gives his famous message to the grassroots address in Detroit, which really kind of marks off the real turning…

— Manning Marable

Malcolm X envisions a broad-based pluralistic united front, which is spearheaded by the Nation of Islam, but mobilizing integrationist organizations, non-political organizations, civic groups,…

— Manning Marable

We should understand the impact that Malcolm had on the whole of American society.

— Amiri Baraka

I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.

— Manning Marable