Black People : Did Malcolm X have "White Allies"?

OmowaleX said:
During the last year of his life, Brother Malcom had many interviews and spoke at a number of "Militant Labor Forums". Many of the books that contain his speeches such as "Malcolm X Speaks" were edited by a white man, George Brietman. What exactly was his position or viewpoint concerning "white allies" and what was the nature of this alliance, that is to say, for what purpose would he see the need to form "alliances" with "white people"? I believe that this is a very critical issue particularly in light of the political climate and ethnic disharmony in cities such as atlanta, los angeles and new orleans.

Salaamu,

Doubt if brother had white "allies" and for the ? to be asked means it is not true.....or else proof would be presented!

Do know that Alex Haley had WHITE ALLIES and he admits too it in the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EL - HAJJ..after the God passed on, Haley and other removed certain statements/pages from the book......

Haley himself admits to being contacted by some white MOney boys who wanted too know how Malcolm funded his trip to Mecca and what were his plans afterwards which ALEX HALEY TOLD THEM, MAKING HIM A SNITCH!!


"knowledge is the foundation of everything in existance"
 
info-moetry said:
Salaamu,

Doubt if brother had white "allies" and for the ? to be asked means it is not true.....or else proof would be presented!

Do know that Alex Haley had WHITE ALLIES and he admits too it in the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EL - HAJJ..after the God passed on, Haley and other removed certain statements/pages from the book......

Haley himself admits to being contacted by some white MOney boys who wanted too know how Malcolm funded his trip to Mecca and what were his plans afterwards which ALEX HALEY TOLD THEM, MAKING HIM A SNITCH!!


"knowledge is the foundation of everything in existance"

lol! "Doubt if the brother had white "allies" and for the ? to be asked means it is not true.....or else proof would be presented?"

This statement of yours is not necessarily true. For one, I was 7 yrs old when brother Malcolm was killed so I could hardly be in a position to present "proof". I simply asked a question. I have relatives who were active in both the NOI and the OAAU. My own mother. So, there are many stories and many rumors that I have heard over my lifetime and in all due respect, I don't think you, brother Info, are really in a piosition to accurately answer the question if 1) You did not know the man personally and/or 2) you were not a member of the Muslim Mosque, Inc. or the OAAU.

All you can do is speculate but not from a position of really knowing. Because you were not there BUILDING the membership in his organizations. My mother, on the other hand, WAS THERE!

As far as Alex Haley is concerned, I made specific mention of George Brietman. I also made mention of the Militant Labor Forum. Let me add to that the Young Socialist Alliance.

In spite of your assertion, I find it interesting that you did not cite any specific reference to any of brother Malcolm's SPEECHES or any of his interviews, all of which seem to have been published, to date, by the WHITE LEFT!

If he did not have "white allies" how is it that the WHITE LEFT has been in a position to publish his latest works prior to his death???
 
Brother O, I can only offer opinions myself, as I was not there, but I would ask you to specify what you mean by white allies???

My first inclination is to think you mean White Allies within his organizations, and I cannot see that as a possibility, because a Black Nationalist leader at that time, or now, would face major opposition from his mostly Black following if he allowed whites within the organization... That alone would deter Malcolm from such a move, particularly at that time...

If we are talking allies outside of the O.A.A.U. and Muslim Mosque Inc., then sure, he did have some Whites who sympathized, and even worked to USE his message to build their followings within our communities... Breitman and his followers were socialists, and have even attempted to make Malcolm a socialist, though there is little proof of that... What a lot of us fail to realize is that Malcolm X had LESS than one year of life remaining following his departure from the Nation Of Islam(March 12, 1964 to February 21, 1965), and all of these broad and sweeping changes people allege about him happened in the midst of his attempts to get reinstated BACK into the Nation, as tapes provided by his brother Wilbert, indisputably prove... I find it hard to believe the guy transformed himself overnight like that...



Peace!
Isaiah
 
Isaiah said:
Brother O, I can only offer opinions myself, as I was not there, but I would ask you to specify what you mean by white allies???

My first inclination is to think you mean White Allies within his organizations, and I cannot see that as a possibility, because a Black Nationalist leader at that time, or now, would face major opposition from his mostly Black following if he allowed whites within the organization... That alone would deter Malcolm from such a move, particularly at that time...

If we are talking allies outside of the O.A.A.U. and Muslim Mosque Inc., then sure, he did have some Whites who sympathized, and even worked to USE his message to build their followings within our communities... Breitman and his followers were socialists, and have even attempted to make Malcolm a socialist, though there is little proof of that... What a lot of us fail to realize is that Malcolm X had LESS than one year of life remaining following his departure from the Nation Of Islam(March 12, 1964 to February 21, 1965), and all of these broad and sweeping changes people allege about him happened in the midst of his attempts to get reinstated BACK into the Nation, as tapes provided by his brother Wilbert, indisputably prove... I find it hard to believe the guy transformed himself overnight like that...



Peace!
Isaiah


What do I mean by "white allies"?

Let me say I asked because I myself am trying to read correctly what i have been studying. In the book "Malcolm X Peaks", edited by George Brietman, in the section "Last Answers and Interviews", pp207 it states the following,

"Marlene Nadle noted that Malcolm "considers all militant whites possible allies. he qualifies the possibility. And woven into the qualifications are the threads of the emotions running through Harlem."

Of interest to me also is the section "Working With Other Groups, pp. 222-223.where he is quoted as saying. "Yes. The Organization of Afro-American Unity will support fully and without compromise any action by any group that is designed to get meaningful immediate results."

Also, "If we are going into the ring, our right fist does not have to become our left fist but we must use a common head if we are going to win."
 

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