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Monday Open Thread: Black Muslims vs. The Sit-Ins

April 9, 2012 by pragobots 80 Comments

Students attempt to be served at Walgreen's in Nashville, TN, February 20, 1960. Photo by Jimmy Ellis, The Tennessean.

 

 

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!

On April 25, 1961, Malcolm X, James Baldwin and Leverne McCummins sat down with WBAI radio to discuss the Black Muslim position on sit-ins and other methods of civil disobedience. This week, we will take a look at this discussion.

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Filed Under: African Americans, Open Thread, Politics Tagged With: Black History, Black Muslims, civil disobedience, Civil Rights Movement, James Baldwin, Leverne McCummins, Malcolm X, Nation of Islam, nonviolent movement, Pacifica Radio, racism, Sit-Ins, WBAI

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