Dad Quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates

I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

— Clarence Thomas

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

— Manning Marable

I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

— Clarence Thomas

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he…

— Lena Horne

I identify... with the ideas that Malcolm X stood for.

— Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to…

— 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 made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart.…

— Lena Horne

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

Malcolm was a firm believer in the value and importance of our heritage. He believed that we have valuable and distinct cultural traditions which…

— Betty Shabazz

Malcolm X got famous mainly by being hard on white people, white devils, blue-eyed blond-headed dogs.

— Muhammad Ali