It does not SAY that Malcolm X considered himself a civil rights leader! Surll
It said he identified with the leadership of the civil rights movement!!! Don't even try it.
i·den·ti·fy
īˈden(t)əˌfī/
verb
1.
establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.
"the judge ordered that the girl not be identified"
synonyms: recognize, single out, pick out, spot, point out, pinpoint, put one's finger on, put a name to, name, know;
2.
associate (someone) closely with; regard (someone) as having strong links with.
"he was equivocal about being identified too closely with the peace movement"
synonyms: associate, link, connect, relate, bracket, couple;
i·den·ti·cal
ˌīˈden(t)ək(ə)l/
adjective
1.
similar in every detail; exactly alike.
"four girls in identical green outfits"
synonyms: indistinguishable, (exactly) the same, uniform, twin, duplicate, interchangeable, synonymous, undifferentiated, equivalent, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth;
ˌīˈden(t)ək(ə)l/
adjective
1.
similar in every detail; exactly alike.
"four girls in identical green outfits"
synonyms: indistinguishable, (exactly) the same, uniform, twin, duplicate, interchangeable, synonymous, undifferentiated, equivalent, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth;
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