Explore "The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union" by Stephen Tuck on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
Fear! Elderly Europe, weary-liberal, as well as reactionary, feared Malcolm. -Lebert Bethune, "Malcolm X"
Just as Malcolm X and other African American leaders learned from and were influenced by their time in Britain, so did British activists learn from their American visitors. Precisely what the influence was on British protest varied from place to place. Each community had its own story to tell. In Oxford, the influence Malcolm X had was mixed, and where his influence was most significant, it was also, for hosts and guest alike, unintended.