Malcolm X interview in Chicago: City Desk (March 17, 1963)

[oursituation]

Was Elijah Mohammed NOT a pedophile, shamelessly tending the young "chickens" of his flock? Have you read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin? Did Malcolm ever actually engage in an act of political disobedience? Did he ever march, sit in, take a fire hose or police dog? Did he ever deliver a speech to anyone BUT the huddled converts of a Harlem or Chicago mosque? Was he not shot by his own gang?

[cygnalsux1]

They were fascinated by Malcolm.

He was poised, articulate, unflappable and you could tell that, while they had a job to do, they found it difficult to not admire the manner in which he responded to their slanted questions.

[w1296603]

i couldnt say..... 500,000. its like their death

[angrykoopa]

rofl @ how the fat ofay pronounced muhammad. moo-HAMmad nigga was thinkin bout his lunch all ready loooool

[Caliph84]

We still have fucking ignorant journalists like them in 2012!

[Getbuffordietrying]

@Caliph84 hanity

[skywalker1367]

i do agree with MALCOM X..in 2012 rascisme and discriminatie still exists!!..i`m black and i know my history (whites hang us on trees long time ago) I WILL NEVER CHOOSE THEIR SIDE..I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID TO US!!!...NEVER FORGET!!!...

[ralvarez15]

@skywalker1367 See. You know I am right thats why you are angry.

[michaelyouth]

Looks like an interrogation, where Malcolm gives these white pricks a whipping with words and common sense.

[RiverSideJettz88]

negro an anthropological term... WOW... and who the fuck is this O'conner snake trana make it seem like he's so wrong cuz he didnt take the slave masters name... smh

[YuriKimmer943]

WE all one big family

[wehaveasituation]

Here he is on a really good day. His take on names is priceless--and in a sports metaphor a 3,027ft home run. Unfortunately he's soundly defending a lunatic pedophile and a totally fake religion. Shot by his own gang...what a pathetic end (and of course the truly Greek tragedy of his family). MLK was five hundred times the man as this talented (closet gay) drummer.

[michaelyouth]

@wehaveasituation Yes, Martin Luther King Jr, was far greater than Malcolm X... greater for the white man in America.. Therefore he was rewarded with a MLK day. Can't blame the whites in America though, I would also, If I was a white American devil (I'm not American, nor black), rather reward one who preaches to turn the other cheek, if a brutal devil punishes you, rather than one who preaches to, if hit once in the cheek, hit him 10 times in the cheek.

[itsampofcourse]

@michaelyouth i agree with u that for the "white man" mlk was better. black people may eventually go this route again and they have painted the picture that mlk would be the way to do it. thats super wrong. when we come together after getting tired of the unfair drug laws and sentences. when (and i hope they do because that is dividing us so much) they take welfare and related programs. we will come together on this level again

[itsampofcourse]

@wehaveasituation wooooooah nelly. they stood for the same thing. mlk was a great man but that passive resistance thing is silly. if u believe in something, as a man, u should be willing to die, as well as fight, for that thing. malcom, while he did follow a crazy religion, was willing to go the full route. saying that mlk is 500 times the man is ridiculous when they both stood for the same basic principles. i cant believe u said that

[michaelyouth]

@itsampofcourse Well I am a Muslim, and saying that brother Malcolm followed a crazy religion is as ignorant as can be. To us, to him, a crazy religion was a religion that preached to turn the other cheek, if you were hit, or in his case, lynched by the white American. He followed a religion with taught him never to be the oppressor, but to kill any police dog, or as he called it himself, any four legged dog sent on him..

[cygnalsux1]

@wehaveasituation You are an uniformed idiot who does not have the intelligence to comment on this. Stick to what idiots know best: Nothing.

[ImHereHuckleberry]

Man...Denzel hasn't aged a day!

[YuriKimmer943]

well he was truly a man of God and stuck to the cause. Evil white people are always going to find ways to destroy the colored Man and the Black folk. We need to learn our true history that dates back to ancient times in Africa and the Middle East. Our ancestors, and we must unity and help each other like we did before.

[khalifa1313]

"you came from the PROUD tribes of Africa", lool Wasteman, see how these people are slick with their talk.

[madelefant05]

The funny thing is the guy right next to him, you can tell he likes Malcolm.

[ciphagreen]

You know the feeling you get when someone honestly tells the truth to you or about you even if it hurts? I believe that is how white people feel or felt when they heard Malcolm speak and that is why they get so angry and hostile and he was so hated by whites unlike Dr. Martin Luther King who didn't speak so truthfully, confidently and clearly as Malcolm did when he speaks the truth.

Also the cockiness of these reporters shows their own ignorance while Malcom shines.

[indure08]

They're playing good cop, bad cop...the one closest to Malcolm has the calm approach, the other one who quizzed him on his name caoming like Bull Conner...but all of them are bent on tripping Malcolm X up on, at leat, the slightest point. I get that this is 1963, so the media is still mostly archaic, but I make the distinction that Malcolm wasn't ahead of his time...these interviewers represented a type of thinking that was BEHIND their times!

[AndrewsOpinion15]

GOD GIVE US BACK MALCOLM X IN RETURN WILL GIVE U SARAH PALIN !!!!!

[FosterAfricanBoys]

if it was all black reporters and a white guest, wait white people wouldn't happen because white people fear Africans period..i dare you to go to Somalia....i dare you if your a man.

[gulshabbo]

I sense that while the white reporters hated what Malcolm X had to say, they

liked him personally.

[8Never2old2learn7]

All i see with my 2 eyes is all white reporter on 1 negro/black/African American instead of being understanding and paying attention to Malcom X they batter him with Questions like he is wrong for feal-ing the way he felt, millions of others should have felt that way too. He should have ask them what would you white people do if it was switched.

[8Never2old2learn7]

SWITCH IT AROUND. What if that was all black reporters and MALCOM X was white. Is that the change MALCOM X wanted?

[8Never2old2learn7]

@harrisondahl they removed your comment

[MoreWorldsDen1]

26:15 "I refer to it as the tragic police incident, so I am not totally bias"..fuunnnyyy..lol

[mssquirrely]

lmao!! Look at 05:01 Hurlbut's facial and bodily expressions as Malcolm explains his name...lol !! he is truly getting a kick out of Malcolm, he looks as if he's totally in awe and at 5:15 looks over at Conner as to say, "Holy Sh*t this guy is sharp!! better come stronger than that!" lol ! What he says makes perfect sense. It's a crime and a shame we have to go to court, get permission and then PAY a fee on top of that to change our name....SMH !!

[khadijaq]

"...your cult or your religion" O'Connor: fuckin racist bastard! @26:22

[eldubya88]

Having spent the best part of 30 minutes watching this great man speak, I feel truly inspired. Regardless of one's racial, religious or social background, how can a man that carries himself with such dignity and a calm, assured knowledge, be defined by his race or religion. Look at the social and political context of this video and see the manner in which he is treated by his white counterparts, yet he still maintains his presence. That is an ability that people of ALL backgrounds today need.

[maxawo]

My name is Malcohm X..yeah spelled with the "H"..I am proud to have the name. he was a great man and still showed complete respect for someone who tries to insult him the entire interview. I would of loved to meet him. His message will live on. R.I.P Malcolm!

[kungblao]

4:58 "Excuse me for answering you this way..."

[JoeOrbino87]

I am white and seriously ashamed for that white pannel. I believe firmly in equal rights for black people.

[TheSupremewisdom]

@JoeOrbino87 Who are whites to be "equal" to? I resent this comment.

[TheDisenherited1]

@JoeOrbino87 right on dude!



[sssssjjjj1]

i like him because he has guts and is a doer. He fights for his people. How could you not listen to him and try to help him achieve his goal. You would have a friend for life and a friend of an entire demo of people. my grandpay said, "Sonny boy, light of my life, if you have even 2 or 3 good friends through life that can depend on you and you them for anything. a flat tire w/no spare in snow..no problem. just call 'em.if friends, life is grand...no friend, life will whip up on you daily.

[sssssjjjj1]

O'CONNER IS A PIG. I MEAN A P, I, G! PIG!!! HAHAHAHA. THE COPS AREN'T DEVILS. SOME OF THEM DEFINITELY ARE. SOME WHITES ARE DEVILS AND SOME BLACKS ARE, HOW 'BOUT MOA. YOU KNOW, ROCKEFELLERS PUPPET, CHAIRMAN MOA. MURDEROUS BASTARD. KILLED AROUND 60 MILLION INNOCENTS. INSTEAD OF BETTER MGMT ON EARTH, YOU JUST MURDER. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE MR. ROCKEFELLER. WE AIM TO SET YOU STRAIGHT ON THIS.

[sssssjjjj1]

damn, i hate that guy....he's telling the truth.....what is it? what is this.....truth? oh, that's what TRUTH is? WOW!!!! I've never heard of it before. Can we all use...this....thing you call....TRUTH? My life can mean something more now!!! WOW!!! I love this guy...malcom x. I see now....they were killing truth when they killed this young fellow. he came out of that meeting with the 3 liars with attitudes smelling like a ...no....smelling like TRUTH!!!!!!! LOVE LIVE THIS, X.

[hazelsam13]

i didnt know malcom x was sexy

[Hacim24]

@hazelsam13 Lol

[DURTYRED601]

@hazelsam13 lol

[TheDisenherited1]

He is one of those people where you just sit down and listen to what he is saying. I like the fact he has remained cool and states his main points. These men are not on his level, so they need to just listen and shut the hell up!

[WuTubeish]

Great Man standing for a Great cause! Liberty and Freedom for All!

[eJenks88]

malcom x for president 2012

[BlackMasterJoe89]

@eJenks88

I wish lol.

[mcclaint312]

the president of the naacp in 1963 was a white guy???

[8Never2old2learn7]

@mcclaint312 That is crazy

[helpoj]

Malcolm X is ann inspiration

[baabaism]

allahu akbar this is man very very cleaver that you can not interopt him

[gblay86]

What does Malcolm mean by "so called Negroes"?

[AdrielVary]

@gblay86 I believe he's refusing to accept the label of negro so he says"so called" Making it clear he doesn't identiy himself or other black peopl as negros, negro is just something black people are called.

[bran1226]

@gblay86 he explains it perfectly in the video, were you not listening?

[xbcnfujv]

are you fucking serious?

6:38

"you mean you won't even tell me what your father's supposed last name was?"

malcom had just explained it to him in full depth a few seconds before-hand.

is this really the kind of ignorance minorities were being faced with, in that time?

within the tone of his voice, that fat bastard turned it around and made it sound as if malcom was being difficult... which, of course, the youth watching that city desk segment, automatically assumed malcom x is full of shit

[GodOfThaDead]

The truth hurt don't it u evil crackers!? As it is said if the crackers ever came to terms with and acknowledge the evil that they have committed and continue to commit against the children of Afrika they would commit SUICIDE because they are just that emotional!! FACT!!

[tyzer32]

the pressure he was put on there to be the voice of all his people. I would have ran to the nearest corner and cried. What a man Malcolm X was, this is the man people should look up to, not the people you see in the music videos with their flashy cars and jewelry.

[the44118]

But what if there are 2 black dudes talking about another black dude? if 1 guy says " that cool dude" is it necessary to mention " oh and by the way ....he's black"? all you have to say is that he's cool and you emphasize what matters most which is his "character". He gets no points for being black he has no control over his pigment he can however control whether or not he is a mellow ..."cool" dude.

[the44118]

When I watch this interview with this man I don't see a "negroid" or "mongloid" or "caucasoid" I see "Malcolm X". I think that once we start to see each other as human beings and not classifications....it will be a giant leap for mankind as a whole. Martin Luther King was not a great "negro" he was a great "man".

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 again iam not making a discrimination here...caucasoids,mongoloids and negroids are members of one family,uuuuhhhhhm the human race ;)but each human group has its own physical characteristics..that's what natural evolution does,but that dosent automatically means that any group is less inferior or more superior than the other,let me give an example..100 meter sprint and marathons are for the most part dominated by blacks..what does that mean?that whites are "inferior"?

[dpapaioannow]

Respond to this video... i dont think that king and malcom were denying the fact that were black..or negro,which basically means the same thing...in latin...and yes both of them were great men in their own ways 

[the44118]

@dpapaioannow I understand where you are coming from about the word Negro/black meaning the same word but Imagine if a guy w/ freckles was constantly bein' told he had freckles 24 hours a day by society instead of "Carl" or whatever his name was. Imagine how singled out he would feel or irritating that would be.In this very interview Malcolm says it best when he says that whenever somebody calls a person a negro they never mean it in a positive way. I think it's a word of exclusion.

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 when you call someone white,is it positive or negative?lets say you're in a paintshop and you want to pick up paint you say to the oher guy...*give me 3 cans of paint of this or that brand*...is that information alone enough?when you have to talk about malcom x to someone you has never heard of him before or seen how he looked liked...would it be wrong to mention that he was black?so whats wrong in calling someone black when he or she are black...and they acknowledge it themselves?

[the44118]

@dpapaioannow Because in America where I am from where race is such a big deal to tell a person that another persons race before they have met them conjures up preconceived notions. If you say " By the way he's a black" what do you think think the person told that is going to say? If he's a white he might say "there goes the neighborhood" .Imagine if you just pointed out their qualities "he's quick on his feet he's a fast learner etc." without mentioning race?Color means nothing to the blind.

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 if someone is preconveiced allready...he dosent need me,thats his or hers problem...not mine,when i say...*-hey jack?remember that so and so dude?

-who?

you know man...that cool dude?the black dude

-ooohhh yeah...yeah,now *i REMEMBER HIM*

that means 2 things...either that its completely natural to mention a specific attribute in someone so that we can figure out faster of what we're talking about...or in a nutshell people are just stupid i dont waste my time with stupid people

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 dont worry blindness has nothing to do with it...i've seen racist blinds too,they exist LOL..it's ignorance and stupidity...its an intellect problem,a psychological problem..its just plain stupid,nothing more...nothing less

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 i didnt mean it that way...*ooohh by the way his black*,i dont say that stuff...they sound stupid

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 by the way i like the malcom of his post NOI face..thats the malcolm i like...and the fools killed him

[the44118]

@dpapaioannow Yeah I agree , what I find interesting about him is how dedicated he was to their message and then the heartbreak it must have caused him to give them the voice they asked him to be and then when he does it they kill him . Not because he's wrong or anything but out of jealousy.

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 i believe the guy just woke up,stoped being a puppet of a conmen tradition and started thinking for himself...have you searched of what the NOI actually believe in and preach?and how it all got started?they got islam,racism and sci fi scientology type bullshit all assed up backwards,its rediciulous and amusing in a pathetic way...iam irreligious myself but i believe he was a brilliant person...what a shame

[dpapaioannow]

Respond to this video...meanwhile...that farrakhan douche must keep on feeling very enslaved right now...with his multimillion $ mansion...thousand dollar suits...porcelain teeth

[the44118]

@dpapaioannow Well Farrakah is a charming guy who in a weird way I like and respect only because I have watched his interviews w/ a open mind and like how he handles himself and agree w/ alot of his views. However , like you said about the mansion and luxuries I agree 100% he's is the Nation of Islams answer to Reverend Ike!

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 i dont find him charming at all..i find him to be moneycraving insecure fake 2 faced hypocritical manipulative heartless douchebag,the only thing he cares about is his own ass and money,i also find him dangerous,he reminds me of a mob guy...dont get fooled by his nice smile and polite ways,people like this sometimes are the worst kind.. you believe in that yakub bull and the mothership ufo with 1500 smaller ufo's in it and stuff?...each one carrying a drill that can raise mountains?

[cygnalsux1]

@the44118 Louis Farrakhan matriculated under Malcolm. Malcolm was the model that he followed and he was one of Malcolm's closest aids right up to the point that he sided with Elijah Muhammed over the 'chickens coming to roost/Kennedy assasination' silencing of Malcolm by Elijah Muhammed. He was culpable in Malcolm's death, also.

[dpapaioannow]

The word negro means black in Spanish and Portuguese...its just a fucking word and its not even english

[the44118]

@dpapaioannow are you justifying the use of calling a black man a negro?

[dpapaioannow]

@the44118 we have 3 major groups of people anthropologically...caucasoids­,mongoloids and negroids...so yes i do in a scientific context,since its a term used and derived from latin to describe something in that regard,just like many terms who are derived from latin or greek and are being used in science...are you saying that spanish speaking people who dont know any english cant use the word?are you going to forbid them of using their own languange to refer to something?

[the44118]

One man vs. 4 and still had enough intellect for about a dozen more

[maisa1312]

I am sorry for addressing you in this way sir...Wow this man even has respect those who try to put him down... What a class human being !

[NutsDeez]

What about Arabs? Duhhhhhhhh!

[dazedandconfusedella]

Why does it seem like Malcom X is being interrogated rather than interviewed? Bastards.

[ReneeArnold]

that was some rude as bastards... wish he would have made them look even more stupid than he did.

[NSnake91]

Malcolm X and Khalid Muhammad were so similar. May they're legacy live on forever!

[Vamavid]

The interviewers might as well have said, "Malcom X, your home was burned down twice and your father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Therefore, you are biased against whites and not qualified to speak on these matters."

[jonnyjonesify]

well groom cool and intelligent*

[AchillesSmile]

I'm white and I love Malcom X. He inspired me to be a man. I have copied the dictionary and try my best to be a father...Not a dad.

[getyoasshome]

he tried to antagonize malcolm but brother malcolm is waaaay too smart for the devil's tricks.

[afroguy78]

25:20-26

fuck this interrupted Malcolm like 10 times

but malcolm stays cool

[RomalianType]

Thank you for uploading the whole segment, this has to be one of my favourite of Malcolm X's discussions.

[Damadehierro89]

I Love brother Malcolm! I feel that this brother is very underrated. Hes is underrated because not only he spoke the truth, but he was unafraid of his critics. He put those europeans in their place and anyone willing to challenge him.

[mwbaro]

I love this talking it 's very important.

[mwbaro]

The king of the king. Real King.

[antihostile]

Malcolm X is as cool as they come. He doesn't get rattled, even after being interrupted 100 times. He displays a calmness and rationality and logic that is sorely lacking in public discourse today. He is the exact opposite of the frothing Bill O'Reillys and Glen Becks. He always wins his debates, because he always has truth on his side. Today, it seems that nobody gets into politics or public service to actually help people, just to enrich themselves.

[MasterKhem]

@antihostile VERY well said!!!!

[Djknocka85]

@antihostile thanks for posting brother I appreciate all the videos you post about Malcolm

[americangangster86]

@antihostile Malcolm would step all over those guys. no competition. though i am not a fan of farakhan , even that brother will destroy most of these white so called scholars , politicians , news anchors n all those hypocrites!

[bestfilmdirectors]

@antihostile Well, why don't you go into politics to help people

[pulphust]

are they arranged in a spectrum from: "i'm cool w/malcolm to i hate his guts?"

[jancrowb]

one of the great men in history, remarkable strength of character and self control.

[aimalkhan123]

read his autobiography... very inspiring.

[engineer14]

@aimalkhan123 thats what am reading. am in the chapter of Hustler. What a man, what a book!!!

[PIMPDULLA]

Very Intelligent Speaker

[ukcat54]

This man is so fascinating. Such a gifted speaker.

[MsPriscila50]

King!