The actual speeches of Malcolm X (May 19, 1921 – February 21, 1965) are significantly different than the imaginary movie script speeches Denzel Washington spoke into Spike Lee’s camera for the 1992 entertainment film.
AAHM&CC Commemorates Malcolm X
It could be said (and are saying it), that the fiction version of Malcolm X begins that movie acting more hostile toward white people than real-life Malcolm ever acted, and ends the movie being more conciliatory toward them than real-life Malcolm ever was.
The AAHM&CC urges you to listen to these essential speeches, so you can compare and contrast the real and the fiction versions for yourself, drawing your own conclusions.
By Any Means NecessaryWe Want Complete SeparationConditions Blacks Face, Part 1Conditions Blacks Face, Part 2Conditions Blacks Face, Part 3Keep That White Man’s Claws Off Our WomenRacist In ReverseThe Crisis of RacismEnd Police BrutalityOpposing Military Service
The African American Heritage Museum & Cultural Center 