Revised Diagnostic

                Malcolm X, being the amazing speaker and thinker that he was, presented many innovative ideas to the black community in his time. His words evoked strong emotions in everybody who listened. In addressing the issues faced by black Americans he eluded to an oncoming explosion, a revolt perhaps. He implicitly urged blacks to take up arms against the continuing oppression they faced at the hands of a racist and fascist government. Malcolm X was well aware of the scrutiny African-Americans faced at the hand of police who were allegedly working to serve and protect. He also realized the spread of lie that led whites to believe that blacks were more animal than human. Although obviously concerned with the state of blacks in his homeland, Malcolm X also had his scope on international matters. He felt that there was no voice for black people on an international scale; world leaders saw little good in allowing a sense of unity to form in the minds of blacks throughout the world. The words of Malcolm X were inspiring to African-Americans everywhere; the imminent explosion he spoke of was soon at hand as anger could not and would not be contained. Black people throughout the country would heed the words of this revolutionary thinker and fight back at the power that tirelessly worked to hold them down. Malcolm X knew there would be a revolt because he could clearly see the way a government full of racists and fascists oppressed so many of its own people.
            It is crucial to talk about this oppression because it was so prominent in the everyday functions of the country. In Malcolm X’s speech on “The Police State” he speaks of how officers of the NYPD were given permission to utilize whichever strategies they felt necessary to keep African-Americans “in check”. Whites were informed of the constant police activity in Harlem as a way to demonize blacks and make Harlem seem as though it was a breeding ground for crime and violence. This could only fuel the anger of blacks; even though freedom had been technically granted, they had not been granted most basic human rights.