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1、--------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------MalcolmX:MessageToTheGrassRootsMalcolmX:“MessageToTheGrassRoots”...Andduringthefewmomentsthatwehaveleft,wewanttohavejustanoff-the-cuffchatbetweenyouandme
2、--us.Wewanttotalkrightdowntoearthinalanguagethateverybodyherecaneasilyunderstand.Weallagreetonight,allofthespeakershaveagreed,thatAmericahasaveryseriousproblem.NotonlydoesAmericahaveaveryseriousproblem,butourpeoplehaveaveryseriousproblem.America’sproblemisus.W
3、e’reherproblem.Theonlyreasonshehasaproblemisshedoesn’twantushere.Andeverytimeyoulookatyourself,beyoublack,brown,red,oryellow--aso-calledNegro--yourepresentapersonwhoposessuchaseriousproblemforAmericabecauseyou’renotwanted.Onceyoufacethisasafact,thenyoucanstart
4、plottingacoursethatwillmakeyouappearintelligent,insteadofunintelligent.WhatyouandIneedtodoislearntoforgetourdifferences.Whenwecometogether,wedon’tcometogetherasBaptistsorMethodists.Youdon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reaBaptist,andyoudon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reaMethodis
5、t.Youdon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reaMethodistorBaptist.Youdon’tcatchhellbecauseyou’reaDemocratoraRepublican.Youdon’tcatchhellbecauseyou’reaMasonoranElk.Andyousuredon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reanAmerican;‘causeif22----------------------------------------------------精品文
6、档值得收藏-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------精品文档Word可编辑值得收藏------------------------------------------------youwasanAmerican,youwouldn’tcatchnohell.Youcatchhell‘causeyou’reablackman.Youcatchhell,al
7、lofuscatchhell,forthesamereason.Soweareallblackpeople,so-calledNegroes,second-classcitizens,ex-slaves.Youarenothingbuta[sic]ex-slave.Youdon’tliketobetoldthat.Butwhatelseareyou?Youareex-slaves.Youdidn’tcomehereonthe“Mayflower.”Youcamehereonaslaveship--inchains,
8、likeahorse,oracow,orachicken.Andyouwerebroughtherebythepeoplewhocamehereonthe“Mayflower.”Youwerebroughtherebytheso-calledPilgrims,orFoundingFathers.Theyweretheoneswhobroughtyouhere
