Black 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

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

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

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

— Manning Marable

Fortunately, the leadership of black immigrant communities has always been present in all black liberation movements from leaders like Marcus Garvey to Shirley Chisholm…

— Opal Tometi

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 is a person who has inspired - he has been the muse of several generations of black cultural workers, artists, poets, playwrights.

— Manning Marable

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

— Manning Marable

Marcus Garvey was one of the first advocates of Black Power, and is still today the greatest spokesman ever to have been produced by…

— Walter Rodney

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

“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

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