Message to the grass roots (Detroit, November 10, 1963) -- A declaration of independence (New York, March 12, 1964) -- The ballot or the bullet (Cleveland, April 3, 1964) -- The Black revolution (New York, April 8, 1964) -- Letters from abroad (April-May, 1964) -- The Harlem "hate-gang" scare (New York, May 29, 1964) -- Appeal to African heads of state (Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 1964) -- At the Audubon (New York, December 13, 1964) -- With Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer (New York, December 20, 1964) -- At the Audubon (New York, December 20, 1964) -- To Mississippi youth (New York, January 1, 1965) -- Prospects for freedom in 1965 (New York, January 7, 1965) -- After the bombing (Detroit, February 14, 1965) -- Confrontation with an "expert" (New York, February 18, 1965) -- Last answers and interviews.
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These are the major speeches made by Malcolm X during the last tumultuous eight months of his life. In this short period of time, his vision for abolishing racial inequality in the United States underwent a vast transformation. Breaking from the Black Muslims, he moved away from the black militarism prevalent in his earlier years only to be shot down by an assassin's bullet.