Asked by Avital Gersh on May 19, 2024

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During and after his trips to Africa in 1964,Malcolm X did all of the following EXCEPT

A) sever ties with Elijah Muhammad's Nation of Islam.
B) call on African nations to place the violation of black Americans' human rights before the U.N.
C) form a secular organization to foster unity among black Americans.
D) harden his conviction that all whites were "devils" and racists.

Elijah Muhammad

Leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 to 1975, he played a significant role in advocating for the rights and empowerment of African Americans.

Secular Organization

An organization that operates independently of any religious affiliations.

United Nations

An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries worldwide.

  • Acknowledge the international significance and its influence on the African-American civil rights struggle.
  • Analyze Malcolm X’s evolving views and affiliations over his lifetime.
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Jacob ManonMay 20, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
During and after his trips to Africa in 1964, Malcolm X underwent significant changes in his views on race and racism. He broke away from the Nation of Islam, where he had been a prominent minister, and its leader Elijah Muhammad (Choice A). He indeed called on African nations to bring the issue of black Americans' human rights violations before the United Nations (Choice B), and he formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), a secular group aimed at uniting African Americans in their struggle for civil rights (Choice C). However, contrary to maintaining or hardening his view that all whites were "devils" and racists, Malcolm X's perspectives evolved to recognize that not all white people were enemies and that there could be allies among them in the fight against racism, making Choice D the correct answer as the action he did not take.