Malcolm X: The Defender of Human Rights

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  • @larryh60620
    @larryh60620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2588

    As a black man and a fan thank you for this and you told the story very well and fair

    • @nayr8635
      @nayr8635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I agree I enjoyed this one. As a matter of fact. I have enjoyed many storytellers but I really enjoy the way he tells bios on this channel. Thank you so much for telling it as I know it. Redd Foxx was a nice surprise.

    • @clockwork2620
      @clockwork2620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I echo this sentiment 100%

    • @Heavenlystryke
      @Heavenlystryke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This joint was beautiful ✊🏾

    • @troublecaine1728
      @troublecaine1728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      amen...I say, AMEN....my brother!!! ALL LIVES MATTER BECAUSE BLACK LIVES MATTER!! DO NOT stand for that flag until that flag stands for everyone EQUALLY!!!
      WE MUST...get up....go form....that more perfect union because the US Constitution is DYING OF BOREDOM waiting to see it!!!

    • @christophersmith3867
      @christophersmith3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Science can trace all human DNA back to Africa. My ancestors went north where their skin gradually lightened so they could absorb more vitamin d from the decreased amount of sunlight while those who stayed in hotter climates had darker skin to protect themselves from intense sun rays. So, no matter how much they try to deny it, every white supremacist sob has a black ancestor.

  • @mirnafernandes7482
    @mirnafernandes7482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1999

    As for what I learned in this video, Malcolm X was a man that always did his best considering the amount of information he had at a particular time in his life, and once he knew better, he did better.
    There is nothing else I should expect from a decent and admirable man.

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Mirna Fernandes
      That’s all any of us are capable of and, even then, only if we try our hardest.
      This “race” bullshit is retarded - I doubt if it’ll last much longer. Look at our youngest generation for that wisdom.

    • @dinkyboss
      @dinkyboss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Mirna Fernandes perfect way to put it!

    • @deathsheadknight2137
      @deathsheadknight2137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It's too bad that only white people are misguided enough to claim color blindness. Nobody else sees it that way and you're in for a very rude awakening if you think otherwise!

    • @nowlibongo6123
      @nowlibongo6123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      DeathsHead Knight hypocritical considering you just called people a form of colour. “White people”. Do as i say not as i do is it?

    • @deathsheadknight2137
      @deathsheadknight2137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nowlibongo6123 i assure you i am no hypocrite.

  • @daviedcoe2022
    @daviedcoe2022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1398

    A real man admits his mistakes regardless of the consequences
    Malcolm x changed his view because he saw what real peace meant and was sadly killed for it.
    A great man in life a legend in death rest in peace.

    • @Saber23
      @Saber23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Le Naker the Nation of Islam is a deviant cult that's truly defamed the name of the religion

    • @karenfleming-barrow3101
      @karenfleming-barrow3101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very well said!!!🤓🤓🤓

    • @Setxboy
      @Setxboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Negative!

    • @Saber23
      @Saber23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Little Sones um okay whatever but I stand by my statement

    • @hecateswolf6007
      @hecateswolf6007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good post

  • @scottscott232
    @scottscott232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    Simon, as a black man, I thank you so wholeheartedly for such a truly uplifting, factual account of Malcolm's life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

  • @demh7823
    @demh7823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2817

    If Malcolm X was angry, can you blame him?

    • @ssunfish
      @ssunfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      I couldn't. The sheer injustice he witnessed over & over! Makes me feel alot less sorry for myself! He saw how his parents and peets were treated and he too was unjustly treated!

    • @DH702..
      @DH702.. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      if you actually read his books you will understand why he rubbed shoulders with white Nazis . we all want the same thing . most are too dumb to articulate

    • @kearstinivory4038
      @kearstinivory4038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      @@Ryan-wu1oi lol Yes, we can because Hitler actively went about committing genocide and throwing people in concentration camps, fueled by pure hatred. Malcolm X wanted people of color to be left alone and allowed to thrive independently in their own communities, away from the rampant white hatred directed their way. A peaceful division would be preferable, but knowing the enemy as well as history, he knew that would most likely require a "by any means necessary" approach. Even Dr. King stopped advocating for integration because it was "like moving into a burning house." That's why he was assassinated.

    • @medomustafa2786
      @medomustafa2786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      @@Ryan-wu1oi Hitler killed people, millions of people, malcolm didn't kill anyone, so.........

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      @@Ryan-wu1oi being angry and committing evil are two seperate things.

  • @EddieisKrueger
    @EddieisKrueger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Malcolm X was like no other. A complex hero, in a complex country, in a complex time

    • @YusufAli-qh1zd
      @YusufAli-qh1zd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great comment!

    • @priznut
      @priznut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well stated.

    • @YusufAli-qh1zd
      @YusufAli-qh1zd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      A hero or media savvy?

    • @priznut
      @priznut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yusuf Ali by using simple labels you are losing the idea of a complex time and person.

    • @dennisthemenace855
      @dennisthemenace855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@iannoone7428 you have no idea what a terrorist is Lol

  • @MarvFitBikesKicks
    @MarvFitBikesKicks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    this man had the warden warn the FBI about him while he was in prison for being a great speaker! that is POWER

    • @viceb7
      @viceb7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Right! I got chills hearing that

    • @jalenikezeue4114
      @jalenikezeue4114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      MarvNoGood Words Hit harder than Fists Brother

    • @MarvFitBikesKicks
      @MarvFitBikesKicks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Jalen Ikezeue yes sir

  • @ericlane2249
    @ericlane2249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    “Oh yes I probably am a dead man already” with a smile on his face! Malcom was a different breed the greatest leader we’ve ever had

    • @haiqal5333
      @haiqal5333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      A person who knows he is already dead and can still smile is a fearless warrior.

    • @greatdays7050
      @greatdays7050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He wasnt a different breed he was just really confident and trusted in his beliefs

    • @TheInfamousThey305
      @TheInfamousThey305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Truly a different breed

    • @dcarroll3686
      @dcarroll3686 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@haiqal5333 w so much loss he had to win

    • @TheBlueThird
      @TheBlueThird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He wasn't a coward. He showed no fear. Who so you see like that today?

  • @misty306
    @misty306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    You're going to have to explain who Marcus Garvey was now because fewer people know who he was in relation to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

    • @ukculture9240
      @ukculture9240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts 💯💯

    • @BlueDragonArt
      @BlueDragonArt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes yes! People need to know! Up vote!

  • @meighanlynne
    @meighanlynne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    Considering his childhood, he made himself a great man. Love his speeches. I can’t help but think the world would be a different place had he lived.

    • @b.griffin317
      @b.griffin317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MegaMapper that is what makes him a great and towering figure.

    • @tyroneemail
      @tyroneemail 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He did live; and the world is a different place as a result. it may have been more different had he lived longer, but no power figure wold ever let such a charismatic leader live for long. If it was not NOI that killed him, it would have been someone else.

    • @ssunfish
      @ssunfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Timothy McCaskey that I tend to think much more plausible. American govt is pretty high handed & absolutely evil. Even in modern times LEO killed American Patriot LaVoy Finnucum. Killary just drips with wicked intent and no one bats an eye in shock. God will reveal all!

    • @joshglover2370
      @joshglover2370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ssunfish God bless Lavoy Finnicum! He was a true patriot and I have a deep dark pit of hatred inside me for the cowardly pigs who murdered him!

    • @ssunfish
      @ssunfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joshglover2370 I can get behind your hot feelings about it, but I caution you not to give all in to them. Do not diminish your existance experience. Live for a higher experience of life...

  • @SaraH-jn5db
    @SaraH-jn5db 4 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    I really love that this biography didnt paint him as a violent criminal. I was told growing up that he was the radicalized and violent version of MLK, not any of this. I'm really glad he wasnt the type of person some of us are told he was

    • @LucayaLive
      @LucayaLive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This was fairly well done. If you want to learn more, read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"

    • @fredheimuli5913
      @fredheimuli5913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      YUP, our history classes (WESTERN CIVILIZATION) are SO BIASED where white people tend to only highlight the great things about their culture, uphold individuals who don't threaten their lil tea parties (MLK), and despise those like MALCOLM X who simply desire their own Human Rights...this story is SO DAMN SAD. It breaks my heart how awful we historically treat Malcolm X and NEVER tell the truth about his story. What a Damn shame

    • @jonescrusher1
      @jonescrusher1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How do you know which characterization to believe?

    • @onetwothree4148
      @onetwothree4148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well that's because he was a preacher of racism and hate for most of his life. It is ironic and sincerely unfortunate that after decades of saying white people were trying to kill him he was killed not by the race he hated, but by the movement he devoted his life to creating. It's not just haters of Malcolm X that ignore his change of heart--the nation of Islam claims 50,000 members today, and the Malcolm X that came to understand and support the strategy of MLK is often erased from history.

    • @jamesg.vickers6323
      @jamesg.vickers6323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All media propaganda against Malcolm

  • @jakeb.6487
    @jakeb.6487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Malcolm X truly was a black prince, in his own way. What an honourable man - willing to open his eyes to new perspectives and accept that information he previously thought true was wrong. What an amazing role model for black and white people alike.

  • @tailormadedreamz3753
    @tailormadedreamz3753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    The autobiography of Malcolm X. A staple book that everyone should read. Well said Simon! Thank you for sharing.

    • @iivridesanevii
      @iivridesanevii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This was the first book I read for fun when I was like 8yo. I remember suddenly feeling a lot older than everybody else.

    • @Wanderer25
      @Wanderer25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I read it at a young age. I still have that this book after all the decades.

    • @TheDopestOfShit
      @TheDopestOfShit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100% I try to read it at least once per year.

    • @spaceman081447
      @spaceman081447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Pierre LeDouche
      Good for you! Amazing, in fact! I hope that at least some of those kids took your advice. It's sad to admit it, but I believe that most black people, even of my generation (I'm 72), have NOT read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." I, of course, read it when it first came out in 1965 and have re-read it several times over the ensuing decades. (The movie, by the way, only touched the surface and got some things wrong.But, hey, that's what Hollywood does!)
      I have to admit that I am surprised that you, a white cop who grew up in the Deep South, have a synpathetic understanding of Malcolm X. Yes, I know, that's stereotypical thinking on my part and I apologize. However, how did you happen to read the book in the first place and what was it that you found inspiring and worthy of admiration about the book?

    • @DaveHefty
      @DaveHefty ปีที่แล้ว

      Now I want to read it too but Amazon has several options. What’s the name of his autobio everyone here is raving about?

  • @maximum_yes
    @maximum_yes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I'm an Asian man but I find many truths in his works that I can use for myself, mostly in having confidence in who and what I am.

  • @sophiatalksmusic3588
    @sophiatalksmusic3588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    "The Little family had to move"
    My one brain cell: "Little? But they had like eight kids!"

    • @iMoNsTruO
      @iMoNsTruO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That was his former last name "Little"

    • @draymartz08
      @draymartz08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @jamesg.vickers6323
      @jamesg.vickers6323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Your right ....one brain cell...smh

    • @jamellfoster6029
      @jamellfoster6029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Their last name was Little...

    • @idrisnewton4552
      @idrisnewton4552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂🤣😂🤣😂 that's amazing ❤️

  • @DeadPixel1105
    @DeadPixel1105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    Even though Martin Luther King Jr. gets far more attention and praise than Malcolm X, I think Malcolm was a much greater man. It seemed he had more integrity than MLK. I have heard over the years that MLK had affairs behind his wife's back and did other things that, considering his extremely religious stance, could be called "hypocritical".
    Malcolm X, on the other hand, admitted to his flaws and mistakes - and as others have said, when he realized he was in the wrong, he promptly changed his ways.
    I emphasize that this is in no way meant to insult or disrespect Martin Luther King Jr, or to minimalize him or his accomplishments at all. I'm not trying to trash the guy or drag his name through the mud. I just think Malcolm X is a more inspiring role model than MLK, in my humble personal opinion.

    • @stevebrindle1724
      @stevebrindle1724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Agreed sir!

    • @sumayyahadetunmbi4347
      @sumayyahadetunmbi4347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I agree with you

    • @jobokeno8490
      @jobokeno8490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      True. I find Malcolm X more inspiring than Martin Luther king Jr.,
      However, both legends tried to emancipate the Black folks during tough times in America!

    • @afrolitious7930
      @afrolitious7930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      So you believe the lies from the FBI put out to tarnish MLK'S image. Learn more

    • @karenmickens4854
      @karenmickens4854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@afrolitious7930 J. Edgar Hoover hated MLK. He did everything he could to tarnish his reputation. Believe me, he had four kids so you know he didn't shoot blanks. In today's times a woman or kid would have popped by now.

  • @milesjohnson7512
    @milesjohnson7512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Malcolm X was never a pimp, he even mentioned in his autobiography that “if I tried my hand at it, I probably would’ve starved.”

  • @thebestcentaur
    @thebestcentaur 5 ปีที่แล้ว +561

    A wonderful man to do a bio on. Controversial even today, glad he turned his life around and transformed himself into a civil rights icon. Sad he was murdered by the organization he once swore loyalty to, I wish he would have gotten a better shake. But I'll never grow tired of hearing Malcolm's story.

    • @gus2747
      @gus2747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A fine bio of a great man.

    • @rvanhees89
      @rvanhees89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And of hearing Malcolm's voice! My god that voice!

    • @Shadowbannddiscourse
      @Shadowbannddiscourse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep in mind those were informants that killed him and cointelpro had him on the list

    • @chadsknnr
      @chadsknnr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Biographics is on a roll! Since Simon brought it up, I think Marcus Garvey and Drew Ali need a video . . . .

    • @Shadowbannddiscourse
      @Shadowbannddiscourse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chadsknnr I think he did one on Garvey. He should do one on JA Roger's , jomo kenyatta and Clarence 13 X

  • @currypablo
    @currypablo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Malcolm X's autobiography is one of the most inspiring and moving stories I've ever read. Great man and a hero for his people.

    • @pierrecalderone
      @pierrecalderone ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've read a lot of it but didn't finish. I need to do that.

    • @CoachChef
      @CoachChef ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hero to All people

    • @The_king567
      @The_king567 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s wrong about Islam though

  • @PegLegAntwon
    @PegLegAntwon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Malcolm X is by far my favorite historical figure. His life was so unique and tragic and his autobiography was the first book I ever bought with my own money. Great video

  • @jaysenior88ify
    @jaysenior88ify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I'm so glad Mr. Malcolm story is being told correctly.

  • @daniescott3000
    @daniescott3000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I once had a dream that Malcom X walked up to me, put his hand on my shoulder smiled and said "You are beautiful my brother!" He was and still is our shining black prince

    • @Ecocristero3
      @Ecocristero3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ooga Booga

    • @JimmyMcGillsg
      @JimmyMcGillsg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No sorry bro Tupac Amaru Shakur is our black prince

    • @AnthonyMonaghan
      @AnthonyMonaghan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimmyMcGillsg Notorious B.I.G. is your black king.

    • @JimmyMcGillsg
      @JimmyMcGillsg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AnthonyMonaghan hahaha black king for making 30 songs or something in 6 long fucking years hes the most lazy rapper I have ever witnessed

    • @hopegold883
      @hopegold883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow. How blessed you are to have had that dream. Keep it with you always.

  • @nathanhiggins1438
    @nathanhiggins1438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    It sounds like Malcom Xs father and mother were heros. The strength and courage they had is something we should all aspire to.

    • @JawaPenguin16
      @JawaPenguin16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just so terrible that the community’s they lived in tormented them endlessly. Crazy to imagine how people could hate a family that wasn’t doing anything wrong to them.

    • @mkn.567
      @mkn.567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      his father basically sacrificed his life to show his song resolve and resistance.

    • @brycevilloillo8120
      @brycevilloillo8120 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      His mother didint like him he favored Wilfred more than malcolm, his father was abusive to his mother. You could only say that malcolm x was the hero himself not his parents

    • @nstruebluey39
      @nstruebluey39 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His father abused his mother, and while his father was pro-black, he favored the lighter skinned kids the most. His mother was the opposite. I listened to his autobiography.

  • @patdthomas
    @patdthomas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    As a kid, I was taught that he was the enemy when in fact he was an ally who fought racism from all sides.

    • @michaelgreico9630
      @michaelgreico9630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Pre and Post Mecca are 2 very different Malcolm X's

    • @davecullins1606
      @davecullins1606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      In the beginning he was a heavily pro-Black racist. It was only later that he stopped being that.

    • @trapp998
      @trapp998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Dave Cullins I mean, having that kind of early life experiences with deep racism for absolutely no reason will do that to you. I don’t blame him nor do I think he was wrong for being pro-black in a society that was vehemently anti - black but he should’ve dropped the “white people are the devil” thing much sooner.

    • @sweatytea333
      @sweatytea333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ArthurWuYeah211 No one is perfect. But it takes a truly decent human being to have an experience like that and come back, admit, own, and apologize for your mistakes. I can't really blame him much for the way he was before that... I'd probably be the same way if I had grown up with the types of experiences he had. Funny because I used to be pretty racist due to the way I was raised... even though I had never really had any serious negative personal experiences with black people. So if anyone was allowed to be that angry and hold that much hate for a group of people... well, I'm willing to give someone like Malcolm X a little bit of a pass on some of that. Was it right? No. Was it understandable? Yea. Especially when you consider the fact that he no longer had his parents go guide him as he grew and tried to find his own sense of self in a world that openly hated him because of the color of his skin. But I admire him deeply for the transformation he went through and how he handled it.

    • @patdthomas
      @patdthomas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Oussamatha Exactly!

  • @nipawimahihkanmisitkakinoo4478
    @nipawimahihkanmisitkakinoo4478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Malcolm X is the reason I take pride in the fact that I am a strong, proud, Nehiyaw Man. He taught me that, no matter your skin colour, be proud of the race and people you belong to. He taught me what it truly means to be a man, a human being. I am forever indebted to this man and the work and legacy he left behind for all people to take example from.?

    • @montyparata4914
      @montyparata4914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome bro where are Nehiyaw from? I'm from Aotearoa

    • @historiculgeomocule5569
      @historiculgeomocule5569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep

    • @nipawimahihkanmisitkakinoo4478
      @nipawimahihkanmisitkakinoo4478 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Nehiyaw are from the Nehiyawak, which is the largest land mass Nation in so called North America and we are Second in population only behind the Navajo. Our land goes from North Eastern so called “British Columbia” all the way across to the Atlantic on the shores of so called “Quebec”. We also have relatives in so called “Montana” who are Nehiyaw but are divided by the imaginary line people call a border.?

    • @khairiaris
      @khairiaris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am a Malay, reading his book and watching his movie and speeches made me understand the complex that my own people suffered as the result of colonialism.
      May Allah grants Malcolm a place amongst the holiest of martyrs.

    • @Kinghassz
      @Kinghassz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nipawi Mahihkan Misit Kakinoosit I can relate and im an Arab man

  • @shellchenonceau7832
    @shellchenonceau7832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Talk about synchronicity...my friend just told me her father (white guy) felt privileged to have interviewed Malcolm X back in the day, and now your biography pops up on TH-cam. I enjoyed learning more about Malcolm. 🙂

    • @mafiosol_buenavida
      @mafiosol_buenavida 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Read his biography, in my top ten of books ever written. Poignant regardless of colour.

    • @mago252d.5
      @mago252d.5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mafiosol_buenavida which version of his biography did you read?

    • @mafiosol_buenavida
      @mafiosol_buenavida 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mago252d.5 Co-written by Alex Haley who also 'wrote' Roots.

    • @mafiosol_buenavida
      @mafiosol_buenavida 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Timothy McCaskey Please tell the world what is/was your motivation for your post ...

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do not assume synchronicity where a global data collecting kraken is involved.

  • @patternwhisperer4048
    @patternwhisperer4048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Malcolm X was a (rightfully) angry man that was able to contuinely self reflect, improve and adjust his views accordingly. Not many people can claim such a feat

    • @IN-tm8mw
      @IN-tm8mw ปีที่แล้ว

      agreed.

  • @olafsrensen9578
    @olafsrensen9578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This incredible story game me tears in my eyes. I dont wont to be too emotionel, but its such a shame that this man died like that. He was a real hero.Thanks for this biographie.
    Olaf Copenhagen Denmark

    • @ikashik
      @ikashik 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, it seems that humanity at large has been indoctrinated into loving dead heroes. They serve us best when they're dead than alive!

  • @tylerdordon99
    @tylerdordon99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Reading Malcolm's Autobiography was a life alterning experience for me, what a wonderful man.

    • @joemagnus5085
      @joemagnus5085 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a fascinating read for sure

  • @MattanzaMafiaFedora
    @MattanzaMafiaFedora 5 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    FINALLY, WE HAVE MALCOLM X!
    Now all we need is BOTH William Blake and Wat Tyler!

  • @chillmugen77
    @chillmugen77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I was moved to tears in the beginning of this video. While in high school I was never taught of the atrocities committed by those around Malcolm in his early childhood. And I believe many others have not as well. So while many of the people that have committed violence against blacks back in those days painted him out to be a violent threat They themselves were the perpetrators of so much violence in his life. Thank you so much for this.

    • @jamellfoster6029
      @jamellfoster6029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I knew of his childhood. As a teenager, my 8th grade history teacher, a gay White man, took us to see Malcolm X in early 1993.

    • @jamellfoster6029
      @jamellfoster6029 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Confessions Of A Movie Freak yeah. This was 30+ years ago

  • @nontokomalomkhize9271
    @nontokomalomkhize9271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Love this channel , i am a science student but love history and learning about historical figures. Much love from South Africa.

    • @mrlin1687
      @mrlin1687 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anthropology it is for you then! Learn on sis

    • @pierrecalderone
      @pierrecalderone ปีที่แล้ว

      Do people learn about Malcolm_X in S. Africa?

  • @IndustryHarm
    @IndustryHarm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    THANKS for another great BIOGRAPHICS episode ...there are a lot misconceptions about Brother Malcolm... PEOPLE NEEDED TO SEE THIS!

    • @BaldingClamydia
      @BaldingClamydia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's true. We heard (briefly) about Dr. King in school but no one other than Rosa Parks was ever really mentioned. Yay southern schools 😟

    • @edwordwhy9491
      @edwordwhy9491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I never learned a thing about Malcolm X in all my years of history classes in College. America has such a problem with it's own history. It is just so important to learn the struggles others went through in the past. This video gave me a whole new appreciation for Malcolm X, and it kinda pisses me off that he does not get more recognition. Here in Brooklyn there is a Malcolm X Boulevard, and I wish I had that as an address.

    • @RattoOW
      @RattoOW 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      BaldingClamydia I was educated in the south. We literally did projects on MLK and other civil rights leaders, including Malcolm X.

    • @BaldingClamydia
      @BaldingClamydia 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RattoOW I live in Florida. I was educated in the South too. My school was a pretty uniform mixture of colors and we spent way more time on the Nazis than we did any civil rights. MLK was always portrayed as a hero, but my impression from school was Malcolm X wasn't that great. We spent almost no time talking about anything pertaining to the civil war or the times immediately before/after. The South fought for "states rights" according to my schools.
      Not every school chooses to teach their curriculum the same way. There are better schools in Florida that don't choose to go over the material in that way, I just didn't go to any of them.

  • @IndustryHarm
    @IndustryHarm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Detroit Red ..Red Foxx.. never knew that connection 👌👌...✊

  • @mavhunter8753
    @mavhunter8753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "All people need to come together, and live in peace" - Malcolm X. I can get with that.

  • @naseerahvj
    @naseerahvj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    As an American Muslim I feel a great sense of pride in him and his character. He was so ascribed to truth, that Muslims world wide love and respect him for the sake of Allah.

    • @The_king567
      @The_king567 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You people are the problem

    • @Rifqiethehero
      @Rifqiethehero หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@The_king567 cry about it

    • @The_king567
      @The_king567 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Rifqiethehero crying if for Muslims

  • @Crasho327
    @Crasho327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I remember reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" back in college in the late '80's. It had and still has a profound effect on me.

    • @pierrecalderone
      @pierrecalderone ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of ppl on here seem to have read his book. I started reading it, didn't finish but I will now. I'm actually shamed that I didn't complete it now.

  • @baseupp12
    @baseupp12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    There were alot of civil rights leaders but they dont get nearly as much publicity or credit like Dr. King or Brother Malcom

    • @youseffsoliman5711
      @youseffsoliman5711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We know your black

    • @baseupp12
      @baseupp12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@youseffsoliman5711 yeah and proud of it

    • @Xaviar_St.Thomas
      @Xaviar_St.Thomas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      pip happy
      Exactly what is your objective in making this comment? What is it you are hoping to accomplish??
      “We know you’re BLK” … is meaning what ? What sentiments are you attempting to convey & portray?
      Clarify yourself.

    • @baseupp12
      @baseupp12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Xaviar_St.Thomas hes just probably ignorant

    • @buttonmoons
      @buttonmoons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @baseupp12 like who? People don't learn if you don't educate them.

  • @assasin19991999
    @assasin19991999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Imagine going through that and not being pissed off.

  • @alexgruev3566
    @alexgruev3566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Oh yes, I probably am a dead man already." said with such confidence and such a smile. Gives me goosebumps

  • @alexanderbemis9065
    @alexanderbemis9065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I did a bio over Malcom X in 7th grade for black history month and happy to say I got an A

    • @Redfoot138
      @Redfoot138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a shame I had little to no knowledge of Malcolm X in grade school. Don't think I really became familiar with him until high school and the hype surrounding Spike Lee's movie.
      Love his journey from racial hate to racial empowerment.

    • @alexanderbemis9065
      @alexanderbemis9065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Redfoot138 ik, it’s a truly powerful redemption arc, if you’d call it that

    • @jjonezy504
      @jjonezy504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I got an A + 😀😁

    • @moosh134
      @moosh134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same :)

    • @pamelaw1839
      @pamelaw1839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jjonezy504 good job geting A+

  • @potentially__9445
    @potentially__9445 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Malcolm X is more so my hero than Martin Luther King, i love the 1967-68 King, the one who WOKE UP and started speaking like Malcolm X had ALWAYS spoke. I listen to Malcolm’s speeches and interviews everyday.

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly they only ever met for 2 minutes in 1962, it would have been an interesting partnership.

    • @learncivilrights1279
      @learncivilrights1279 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.

    • @AnthonyMonaghan
      @AnthonyMonaghan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Hunter D Every day? You don't skip a day now and again?

    • @AnthonyMonaghan
      @AnthonyMonaghan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hunter D Well..'A Face For Radio' said I listen to Malcolm’s speeches and interviews everyday. So, I questioned if he or she actually did do that.

    • @hopegold883
      @hopegold883 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like your comment. But I don’t see what’s to be gained by setting up a competition between the two great men. They both worked to heal a nation in desperate need. As an American, I’m grateful for both of them.

  • @charmcrafter7587
    @charmcrafter7587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    No one should ever feel inferior. What an amazing man

  • @glockloverblockhugger23
    @glockloverblockhugger23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was told to never look up to anyone but i can’t lie this man was the living definition of black pride i highly admire him & hope i can meet him in heaven Rest In Power Prince 🤴

  • @Kal_g
    @Kal_g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us." Great video, cuz.

  • @randytessman1428
    @randytessman1428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Very well done for a 20 minute piece, his life could easily be a mini-series in itself. Malcolm wasn't just a great black man or a great American but he was one of the greatest humans to ever live ! He lived it all in a short time, love to hate, pride to prejudice, secrets to the truth and everything in between. The one thing you never could say about him was that he lacked passion, he knew that to change the world first we change ourselves, then our family, then community, then nation and then the world....... one step at a time and we are still crawling forward, Malcolm would have had us all running by now

  • @herknorth8691
    @herknorth8691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    When I started looking into what Malcolm X actually had to say (rather than the cliffs notes that most people hear) I realized that, if he was alive today and running for president, he'd get my vote. That's coming from a white Christian.

    • @trojanette8345
      @trojanette8345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hats off to you.

    • @TK_TK811
      @TK_TK811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Silmarrillion123 he was quoted in saying "If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you- if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly towards me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.", this qoute proves you are wrong

    • @viceb7
      @viceb7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Silmarrillion123 clearly someone didn't learn what listening in class means

  • @queenapryllm8454
    @queenapryllm8454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Damn I never supported violence but watching this I could understand his anger. He did have talent was intelligent and charismatic. But he was very complex man

    • @jamellfoster6029
      @jamellfoster6029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True... So glad that he got away from the hate spewed by Elijah Muhammad who incited violence against other races. Elijah Muhammad was also a pedophile messing with teenaged girls and having kids with them...

  • @dimitribagatelas1714
    @dimitribagatelas1714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Objective and pure fact narration. Just pure excellence Simon, love thy content

    • @bashanti83
      @bashanti83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I couldn't have said it better.

    • @Ellivation
      @Ellivation 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I second that!

    • @ashleycarswell5429
      @ashleycarswell5429 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed

    • @edwordwhy9491
      @edwordwhy9491 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      My post graduate history tutor is Mr. Simon Whistler. I mean, seriously, he is a fantastic narrator and the information is well presented and organized; no fluff, just the basics.

    • @historiculgeomocule5569
      @historiculgeomocule5569 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love it too!

  • @elbryan9
    @elbryan9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Man I feel cheated! Even in college the only thing I can remember being taught about the man was, well, he was justified in his anger. That's really about it. Thank you Simon. Believe you me, I'll be doing quite a bit more research into this fascinating figure.

    • @kittling5427
      @kittling5427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      read his autobiography "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" - seriously can't recommend it enough

    • @bartonaaronporter
      @bartonaaronporter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kittling5427 it's my second favorite book.

    • @nashearehman4279
      @nashearehman4279 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are leactures on him by Imam Suliman cause he was not just a civil right activist ... He after converting to Mainstream Islam one of the best people ... He actually showed the real face of islam... What he expirenced in Hajj...

    • @arashahad8733
      @arashahad8733 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      After his pilgrimage to Mecca, he turned towards the authentic religion of Islam

  • @clamshelljuice
    @clamshelljuice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    not even 5 minutes in, I'm already mad

    • @anesupasipanodya
      @anesupasipanodya 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @omyhaby1912
      @omyhaby1912 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well your while soooo.......!

    • @jjnc6761
      @jjnc6761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@omyhaby1912 doesn't mean she can't be mad about discrimination.

  • @joshglover2370
    @joshglover2370 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I read Malcolm X's autobiography in high school. I have a lot of respect for him and I would have fucking marched with him if I were alive back then! (I'm white)

    • @guillermoberganza5855
      @guillermoberganza5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

    • @BobbyxZx
      @BobbyxZx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      why don't you march with them today? oh yeah, fear of violence... same would have been true back then

    • @BobbyxZx
      @BobbyxZx ปีที่แล้ว

      @George no one is the "truth" bro. X, himself, was a racist. i mean, so is the blm movement. and to most of the country, what you're saying is bs, so maybe take a look at that. the rest of us care about your plight LESS the more you riot and rob. just saying... y'all are dumb af.

  • @Aaryq
    @Aaryq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Malcolm X is easily in the top 5 figures of the 20th Century that have shaped my worldview.

    • @who919
      @who919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Facts, my wife got mad at me when we moved into our new place and the first picture I hung up was a Malcolm X

    • @shadowfox6438
      @shadowfox6438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@who919 ayyyyy that's what I'm talking bout

    • @potentially__9445
      @potentially__9445 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Abdul Aziz ibn Musa al-Rahib I’m telling you!!!!!!!

    • @potentially__9445
      @potentially__9445 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This Century as well!!

    • @Aaryq
      @Aaryq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well he was dead before this century started.

  • @kevstacey8639
    @kevstacey8639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    Sounds like that pilgrimage to Mecca was the best thing he ever did, because he renounced racism and got on board with the push for the goal of all people of all races and ethnicities living in harmony.
    Fun fact: he has the same date of birth as my grandad.

    • @leyana101
      @leyana101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      He was never racist. Talking truth to your oppressors and try to fight for your freedom is not RACISM.

    • @historiculgeomocule5569
      @historiculgeomocule5569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right

    • @indiekiddrugpatrol3117
      @indiekiddrugpatrol3117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @dwone jones of course he did, the blacks were the oppressed people that needed his loyalty

    • @Setxboy
      @Setxboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      When was he racist? And he never quit fighting white supremacy until the day he died? Stop the nonsense!

    • @Mayonnaisesucks730
      @Mayonnaisesucks730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      If you think Malcolm was racist, you never understood him.

  • @FaisalAzad
    @FaisalAzad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I admire this man for his intelligence, for his courage to speak truth to power despite negative consequences to his own life, for his ability to admit when he is wrong, and for his fighting spirit.

  • @pfriday41
    @pfriday41 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Malcolm X was, the black man's manhood. And one of my heroes ❤

  • @MarielaQue
    @MarielaQue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I just keep thinking of all the people like Malcolm X who were taken too soon.

  • @marthab-c5226
    @marthab-c5226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    Malcom X is a hero. Maybe not perfect, but he was a hero.

    • @gerardrbain1972
      @gerardrbain1972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      His autobiography inspired me so much when I first read it 28 years ago. He was one of my greatest role models when I a teenager.

    • @angelface101ful
      @angelface101ful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I mean he's human, but he's pretty close to perfect

    • @ewalker1057
      @ewalker1057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those of us who lived in the North saw Malcolm as our inspiration. We were already integrated and it knew it wasn't so important. Also a supporter of Marcus Garvey. Both were perfect in their support for their people.

    • @uTubeMeltsYourBrain
      @uTubeMeltsYourBrain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Everyone is flawed

    • @ewalker1057
      @ewalker1057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Why the Race Card is Played Racism is only a game of cards to racists. To those who experience it, it is a serious inhumane devastation. Calling it a card that is played is saying we do not want to hear it and could care less. Experience racism much, much, much....more than sexism. Many from women.

  • @laguanhayes214
    @laguanhayes214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. So much of what Malcom X went through still continues to this day.

  • @vanillacreem816
    @vanillacreem816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simon, I have to tell you, I came across your Biographics channel by accident but after watching five or six of them, I can honestly say you are no less than brilliant the way you do these biographies. Your style and manner really captivate your audience. Much more interesting then the Biography channel! Keep up the great work! Best.

  • @mafiosol_buenavida
    @mafiosol_buenavida 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    My favourite bio to date. Well delivered.

  • @wanmanrmy
    @wanmanrmy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Wait! Red Fox and Malcolm X worked together!? 🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @tms-fx9zs
      @tms-fx9zs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, they did in Harlem, N.Y.

    • @Setxboy
      @Setxboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Crazy ain't it.

    • @trayjohnson1415
      @trayjohnson1415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Setxboy no

  • @muslimalmumin1
    @muslimalmumin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The Real “Magneto”

  • @leonm.burroughs4807
    @leonm.burroughs4807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for the work you do researching these videos. I appreciate it very much so.

  • @jlong5987
    @jlong5987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    this video makes me really angry and upset at the injustice. (great video though!)

    • @mafiosol_buenavida
      @mafiosol_buenavida 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Join the club. Even a non-black person should be angry as a human being. Millions upon millions of black men (like myself) will have identified with Malcolm because he has lived their (our) lives.

    • @StephenSchaal
      @StephenSchaal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's very easy to appreciate the anger he felt. I do wonder how people can get behind any idealogy that claims a race is superior to others though.

    • @rogbrogb7537
      @rogbrogb7537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mafiosol_buenavida
      Absolutely! I am white, and I hate injustice, misery, and genocide, and now the threat of EXTINCTION, all promoted by the capitalist system.

    • @wingy200
      @wingy200 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rogbrogb7537 Take your medicine... Extinction? Really?

    • @gst013
      @gst013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One of the saddest parts is that what led Malcolm down his path was the realization in prison that his fellow men were placating themselves with Christianity, the same religion that white folks had pushed on them in the first place as slaves to help keep them in line. Sad that the same religion and the idea of "don't worry about how much life sucks, it'll be all good in the afterlife" is still adhered to by a huge majority of black folks in the states today.

  • @archmays9262
    @archmays9262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Great video! Marcus Garvey would be a good one to do sometime as well.

    • @naftalibendavid
      @naftalibendavid 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arch Mays iMarcus Garvey video would be awesome

    • @lenevee4925
      @lenevee4925 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I concur!

  • @sunshine7453
    @sunshine7453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When I was a kid, I was taught to be afraid of him and he was a dangerous man. The man is the most decent man of all races!

  • @ericwachowski6972
    @ericwachowski6972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite episode, well done!

  • @NeillGuitars
    @NeillGuitars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    When I was working on my bachelors, one of my capstone papers was on the black legion so I am very impressed with how thorough your research is here; no one ever mentions the black legion.

  • @IndustryHarm
    @IndustryHarm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Biographics is the SHIZnit .... Malcolm ...good choice brother✊

    • @thebestcentaur
      @thebestcentaur 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said

    • @derpmcgerp8062
      @derpmcgerp8062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fashizzle.

    • @chadsknnr
      @chadsknnr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree! Now that Simon mentions it, Biographics should do Marcus Garvey . . . .

  • @ComXDude
    @ComXDude 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've always preferred Malcom to King. I feel that, all-in-all, his final message was a better one.

  • @sheilaaskew933
    @sheilaaskew933 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent job!!

  • @1Stevencat
    @1Stevencat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This video was incredible. Not just the content which was increadable the way it was written and delivered was top notch. Great job!

  • @thisguy4135
    @thisguy4135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Thank you very much for this biography, Simon. You did justice to Malcolm X and even taught me some things that I didn't know about him. He is criminally underrepresented in the history books (if not totally absent).

    • @sophiatalksmusic3588
      @sophiatalksmusic3588 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree! In my history class a few years back (which for the most part did a really good job at being unbiased), we didn't hear much about him, except for the fact that he was a more radical civil rights activist than MLK. So glad I was able to learn more!

    • @mohammedhumza2936
      @mohammedhumza2936 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ocareening my history teacher did the same thing

  • @wlady4000
    @wlady4000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    AWESOME VIDEO MAN

  • @adrian_9951
    @adrian_9951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love biographics, I asked for these shows, thanks!!

  • @gear3tv787
    @gear3tv787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I swear I love this channel, thank you so much for this Biographics

  • @shepherdthachristian
    @shepherdthachristian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for honouring the request. Thank you sir great work!!!

  • @michelleheatonsweet596
    @michelleheatonsweet596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow Simon this is powerful. Your documentaries are so important. Thank you

  • @DavidM_10
    @DavidM_10 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video.

  • @TheSteveSteele
    @TheSteveSteele 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    The Malcom X Autobiography is a great read. Highly recommended. An American hero, IMO.

  • @SuaveJoker
    @SuaveJoker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The suffering his family endured is truly heartbreaking

    • @zappawench6048
      @zappawench6048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely terrible. You might want to look at the Tulsa Race Riots to see how successful black people were treated by their white neighbours.

  • @KristiContemplates
    @KristiContemplates ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Shannon

  • @ajitbhat3980
    @ajitbhat3980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for enlightening us

  • @thecitizen49
    @thecitizen49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a great man. I remember him when I was a teenager and speaking words that we can all live by today.

  • @philsoro491
    @philsoro491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    MLK = Professor X
    Malcolm X = Magneto

    • @ssunfish
      @ssunfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Only to a point in time

    • @historiculgeomocule5569
      @historiculgeomocule5569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ssunfish yep

    • @coreymoore7663
      @coreymoore7663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Facts

    • @jonathanlemon544
      @jonathanlemon544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Wow how did you know i mean stan lee said that is what he based them on

    • @ucanthandledatruth01
      @ucanthandledatruth01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@jonathanlemon544 yes, Stan Lee had admitted this truth. And also said the mutants were representing black people but couldn't be honest before because white society are fragile.

  • @mogomotsimmogapi8559
    @mogomotsimmogapi8559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Simon

  • @timeisapathwalkingtounderstand
    @timeisapathwalkingtounderstand 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Simon for making this video here in New York City listening and learning

  • @davidpietarila699
    @davidpietarila699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    There are few things I agreed with Malcom on, and yet there are few people I respect more.

  • @brandonh248
    @brandonh248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Nationalism is the wave of the present, then the future." -Malcolm X R.I.P.

  • @KittyGamer0615
    @KittyGamer0615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I thought I knew a lot about Malcolm X from watching the biopic, reading books, other TH-cam videos, and his daughter's recent book but you told me some things that I didn't know. He was/is a hero of mine but I would carry around and read his autobiography in middle school. Thanks for making this video!

  • @jimskiuk305
    @jimskiuk305 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video 💪

  • @agirlyman
    @agirlyman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Incredibly well done video, thank you!
    Malik El Hajj Shabazz was one of the greatest men ever to live so sad not many realize or know that.
    The fact that racism and brutality are still going on in 2019 is a crime against humanity.

  • @kaagee1875
    @kaagee1875 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have one of the best documentary channel TH-cam.. I am happy i found you. every in-depth information

  • @Paula-of6gg
    @Paula-of6gg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, this bio was amazing!

  • @Thextoastxisxbob
    @Thextoastxisxbob 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    my school lied to me, taught me that his movement was about violence when in reality he changed what he preeched and was going to unite with Martin Luther dream

  • @Tom_Bee_
    @Tom_Bee_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fast becoming my favourite channel. Thanks for the goods works, Simon

  • @aeronation7465
    @aeronation7465 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellently done 👍

  • @renneedwards9826
    @renneedwards9826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    STAN LEE... created his X-Men characters on MLK and Malcolm X. May they all 3 rip. ✌🏾😎💯

    • @anelisajustanelisa236
      @anelisajustanelisa236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Magneto and Professor X
      I see it now, how have I not noticed this before?!!!

    • @zeevloser610
      @zeevloser610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But not one of them black🤧

    • @francisrodrick6148
      @francisrodrick6148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @V Money its a fact

    • @rabrhee
      @rabrhee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A quick google says Stan Lee's Magneto was a more classic mutant supremacist In the 80s, Chris Claremont gave Magneto an ideological makeover, and then it got more defined by others later.

    • @thtboyjosh_
      @thtboyjosh_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      V Money it’s true

  • @panthazt29
    @panthazt29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    THANK YOU!!!! Amazing video..I have been waiting on this one for awhile..So many people have misconceptions of Malcolm..Great you pointed out facts