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Malcolm X Interviews

Malcolm X (Berkeley Interview, 1963)
Malcolm X (Berkeley Interview, 1963)

Malcolm X (1925-1965) was not only a fiery speaker and Black nationalist leader, but a consummate interviewer. He used the spoken word to convey messages about the Black condition in America. Although spell-binding as an orator, his interviews revealed his intellect, wit and humor. Below please find links to his interviews.

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Malcolm X's Transformation via interviews

1959    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQfJB9QZ7g

1960    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b34FU53phw

1961    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3JY7JxNQc

1962    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZ-KL-EdWM

1962    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdX10uPZmUg

1963    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2voz15am5g

1963    https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/a-summing-up-louis-lomax-interviews-malcolm-x/

1963    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7SgS2yPRF0

1963    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n88ONdIISV4

1964    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-_1g1OiwU

1964    https://monthlyreview.org/2005/02/01/interview-with-malcolm-x/

1964    https://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/malcolm-x

1965    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXRNKddVsw8

1965    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_HnX_qcAvUMalcolm

Articles in Historianspeaks on Malcolm X

TIME TO REVISIT MALCOLM X IN 2025: A theme to unite Black Studies (historianspeaks.org)

Reflections on Malcolm X by his Family (historianspeaks.org)

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