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The strength of a respected Africa

TRANSCRIPT of Joe Rainey's Dec. 29, 1964, "Listening Post" show: Joe Rainey: "So what does the future hold for the black man in Mississippi?"

TRANSCRIPT of Joe Rainey's Dec. 29, 1964, "Listening Post" show:

Joe Rainey: "So what does the future hold for the black man in Mississippi?"

Malcolm X: "There used to be an expression used in this country that [something] doesn't have a Chinaman's chance - because he wasn't respected, he wasn't protected. His rights were ignored. . . . But the expression has become outdated. It doesn't fit anymore. . . . By that I mean, since China itself had become a power on this earth, wherever you find the Chinese person, since China is respected, that Chinaman is respected. . . . His status or condition or position changed only to the degree that the continent or nation with which he was identified ancestrally also was changed. . . . As long as Africa as a continent is weak, is not recognized or respected, people of African origin, African blood or African ancestry wherever they are, Mississippi or otherwise, they won't be respected, either. But as Africa becomes independent and becomes strong and becomes respected . . . then everyone of African origin and African blood will also be respected wherever they are."