How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #4
"And we see again that not ideologies, but race, and color, is what binds human beings. Is it accidental that as Red Chinese visit African and Asian countries, Russia and America draw steadily closer to each other? (15.126)
Malcolm X is referring to the trend for black radicals to view Maoist China as an example of a Third World nation that has challenged the power of predominantly white nations. At this time many radicals believed that African nations and Maoist China were working together for the same goals.
Quote #5
Substantially, as I saw it, the organization I hoped to build would differ from the Nation of Islam in that it would embrace all faiths of black men, and it would carry into practice what the Nation of Islam had only preached. (16.172)
How do you think this decision is related to Malcolm X's trip to Mecca? To Pan-Africanism?
Quote #6
"An extremely important fact is that Malcolm X is the first Afro-American leader of national standing to make an independent trip to Africa since Dr. Du Bois came to Ghana. This may be the beginning of a new phase in our struggle. Let's make sure we don't give it less thought than the State Department is doubtless giving it right now." (18.50)
W.E.B. Du Bois was (if remember your African American history) a famous Civil Rights activist, Pan-Africanist, and author. He was actually the one who helped to organize several Pan-African Congresses that began the wave of African independence. So by comparing Malcolm X to W.E.B. Du Bois, this person is connecting him to a great legacy of Pan-African activists who took a great interest in Ghana and other African nations. It's sort of like saying that a new pop star is just like Madonna or Britney Spears. A serious compliment.