Malcolm X: "Grassroots protest was co-opted by establishment"

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Ok, not an exact quote. smile



But this speech always bothered me:






Think about what he's saying.


A real, angry, organized protest, that threatened the elites, was replaced.


A grassroots movement was transformed into astro turf.


This is a pretty scary revelation, considering the importance of the Civil Rights movement. It calls into question what real gains the movement made, and calls into question every social movement in the history of the united States.

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