The Politics behind the assassination
"Prevent the COALITION of militant black nationalist groups. In unity there is strength; a truism that is no less valid for all its triteness. An effective coalition of black nationalist groups might be the first step toward a real "Mau Mau" [Black revolutionary army] in America, the beginning of a true black revolution. Prevent the RISE OF A "MESSIAH" who could unify, and electrify, the militant black nationalist movement. Malcolm X might have been such a "messiah;" he is the martyr of the movement today. Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and Elijah Muhammed all aspire to this position. Elijah Muhammed is less of a threat because of his age. King could be a very real contender for this position should he abandon his supposed "obedience" to "white, liberal doctrines" (nonviolence) and embrace black nationalism. Carmichael has the necessary charisma to be a real threat in this way."
After the Assassination
The assassination of Malcom X brought on many controversies within the Muslim community and the International political world. In 1971, it was discovered that the FBI started to conduct covert operations targeting Muslim Americans throughout the United States from 1958-1971. These operations targeted law abiding citizens without accusations or warrants, based on the notion of the "necessary security measures" for the United States. They began to use different methods to weaken the black nationalist movements that were separated due to ideological and political differences. Malcom X was an internationalist figure, who advocated and rallied for the African Americans civil rights movements. President Hoover viewed the entire black nationalist movement as a threat within itself, and he believed that Malcom X became the most credible figure, who would possibly be in a position to threaten the American security. Malcolm X had left the Nation of Islam primarily because his perspective about white people had completely changed after his first pilgrimage to Mecca. He realized that there were White Arab Muslims, who were very hospitable and racially tolerant to all blacks. His political connections with outside world leaders increased political pressure on the United States, to create a solution in regards to the freedom and equality of their African American citizenry. The FBI used four methods forcefully against their African Muslim citizens to maintain the necessary security.
"First, there was infiltration,
Second, there was psychological warfare from the outside.Third, there was harassment ' through the legal system, used to harass dissidents and make them appear to be criminals.
Fourth and finally, there was extralegal force and violence."
After the Assassination
The assassination of Malcom X brought on many controversies within the Muslim community and the International political world. In 1971, it was discovered that the FBI started to conduct covert operations targeting Muslim Americans throughout the United States from 1958-1971. These operations targeted law abiding citizens without accusations or warrants, based on the notion of the "necessary security measures" for the United States. They began to use different methods to weaken the black nationalist movements that were separated due to ideological and political differences. Malcom X was an internationalist figure, who advocated and rallied for the African Americans civil rights movements. President Hoover viewed the entire black nationalist movement as a threat within itself, and he believed that Malcom X became the most credible figure, who would possibly be in a position to threaten the American security. Malcolm X had left the Nation of Islam primarily because his perspective about white people had completely changed after his first pilgrimage to Mecca. He realized that there were White Arab Muslims, who were very hospitable and racially tolerant to all blacks. His political connections with outside world leaders increased political pressure on the United States, to create a solution in regards to the freedom and equality of their African American citizenry. The FBI used four methods forcefully against their African Muslim citizens to maintain the necessary security.
"First, there was infiltration,
Second, there was psychological warfare from the outside.Third, there was harassment ' through the legal system, used to harass dissidents and make them appear to be criminals.
Fourth and finally, there was extralegal force and violence."