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Malcolm X Oxford Union Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auWA7hMh5hc&fbclid=IwAR0rYIjL-7N_6607Ym-LMk1naocFHzj8g0BOGfvfC1liuoSDWAJWKtiPEag&app=desktope%2Ftt19298716%2Fplotsummary%2F
Date Written: 03/12/1964
Year Published: 1964
Resource Type: Film/Video
Abstract: In that hallowed space of the Oxford Union, a largely white audience was confronted with a figure who demanded they reckon with their own complicity in systems of racial injustice. Malcolm X did not shy away from challenging them. He defended the motion, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue,” with the same vigor and resolve that had made him a prominent figure in the fight for civil rights. His argument was simple but seismic: oppressed people have the right to defend their freedom by whatever means necessary. It wasn’t just an American debate; it was a global declaration, an invitation for those in the room—and those watching from around the world—to choose sides.
[blackhistorymonth.org]
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