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By Pete Jessup
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Monday, 17 August 2009 |
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Mr. Moderator, Brother Lomax, brothers and sisters, friends and enemies: I just can't believe everyone in here is a friend, and I don't want to leave anybody out. The question tonight, as I understand it, is "The Negro Revolt, and Where Do We Go From Here?" or What Next?" In my little humble way of understanding it, it points toward either the ballot or the bullet.
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By Pete Jessup
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Monday, 17 August 2009 |
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 Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska. He was to become a controversial African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To many, he was a courageous advocate for the human rights of African Americans, a man who portrayed white America in the harshest light for its crimes against black Americans. Whilst to his detractors he was preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. For many he will enter the annals of American history as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans.
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By Pete Jessup
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
There are very few occasions in a lifetime when we are privileged to witness history in the making, and today with the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US President is undoubtedly one of these events. This is confirmed by estimates that over two million people are gathering in Washington DC to witness it at first hand.
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By Pete Jessup
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
One of the most recognized persons during the Civil Rights Movement, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. , most famous for his ‘I have a dream’ speech, won the support of thousands of African-Americans in his personal campaign for equal rights between blacks and whites and black freedom. He eventually received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work.
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By Pete Jessup
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
So there we have it - an astonishing result for let’s face it an hugely important world power. Any lingering debate about the the imminent decline and fall of American Empire will now need to be played out against the backdrop of a delicious twist of fate which has seen America place it’s very first black, African American President - Barack Obama in the White House. As an impartial English observer (honest guv!) I’ll be honest with you, I never quite saw it coming myself.
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