Futures of Black Radicalism by Gaye Theresa Johnson & Alex Lubin

Author:Gaye Theresa Johnson & Alex Lubin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Verso Books

Malcolm concluded that African Americans could achieve a psychological return to Africa as they gained self-determination and political and economic liberation from white domination in the United States.

On July 9, 1964, Malcolm left for another journey abroad to pursue his United Nations project. He flew to Cairo to attend the second meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) as a representative of the OAAU.30 He submitted an eight-page memorandum to the OAU in which he outlined the conditions of African Americans and appealed for support from the attendees for his petition against the US government to be presented before the United Nations. In the memorandum he declared that the human rights of African Americans were being violated daily:

We beseech the independent African states to help us bring our problem before the United Nations, on the grounds that the United States government is morally incapable of protecting the lives and property of 22 million African Americans … In the interest of world peace and security, we beseech the heads of independent African states to recommend an immediate investigation into our problems by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights … We have been servants in America for over 300 years. We have a thorough knowledge of … Uncle Sam. Therefore you must heed our warning: Don’t escape European colonialism … only to be enslaved by deceitful … American colonialism.31

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