"By Any Means Necessary": Watch Malcolm X’s Speech on Racism & Self-Defense at Audubon Ballroom

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Published 2023-05-19

Malcolm X was born 98 years ago today, on May 19, 1925, and assassinated at age 39 on February 21, 1965, as he spoke before a packed audience in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. We end today’s show remembering his life and legacy with an excerpt of a speech Malcolm X gave at the Audubon Ballroom about half a year earlier called “By Any Means Necessary.”

Transcript: www.democracynow.org/2023/5/19/malcolm_x_by_any_me…

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All Comments (21)

@cassiusdhami9215 11 months ago

"Truth is on the side of the oppressed." - Malcolm X
@anthonyjohnson-dq8ls 11 months ago

RIP Malcolm X❤
@joelgoldsmith4747 11 months ago

'By any MEANS NECESSARY'! I'll always remember this great motif. R.I.P Brother Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik el - Shabazz) 🙏🏿
@BroDCDAB 11 months ago

Brilliant man. RIP Bro. Malcolm X.
@tylerhackner9731 11 months ago

Still relevant today✊🏽
@TinaMcCall. 11 months ago

Yours is one of, if not THE only news orgs that I've seen commemorate his birth, and remind us of his continued relevance. Keep up the superlative work!
@skywalker39100 11 months ago

Malcolm X was ahead of His Time!💯👏
@n.m6249 9 months ago

We love Malcolm X in Africa, I love Malcolm X in South Africa. You are the son of African soil. May the ancestors of Africa be with you in paradise
@jacquiechandler2031 11 months ago

His love and light stills lives in the hearts of all who heard his message and we’re and still are inspired as there can be no peace without Justice
@USlisa50 11 months ago

R.I.P. Malcom X. He spoke the TRUTH
@MustacheCashStash125 11 months ago

I’m white and I believe Malcolm is a martyred hero
@tweber1286 11 months ago

"The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms every American citizen the right to bare arms"
@flipklick3094 11 months ago

Thanks for spotlighting this... I believe the quintessential human rights issue on the planet is providing equal human rights to all men through the acknowledgement of American racism.
@dreamtheater6343 11 months ago

Powerful words
@Mahmoud-mk9rw 10 months ago

One of the best speeches ever given in history point blank period
@gt-gu7rb 10 months ago

There has never been a greater orator than Malcolm X.
@johnnyman9513 9 months ago

I dont want no peace, I want equal rights and justice! Peace is a diploma you get in the cemetary! -Peter Tosh
@Vanessa-yn4dx 11 months ago

Love you Malcolm X Shabazz bc you loved us!!!
@francokambela7780 11 months ago

My favorite revolutionary, forward looking and miles ahead in his outlook salute
@MrCeora 11 months ago

Thank you brother Malcolm. You changed many, many lives...