CUBAN MAGAZINE PUBLISHES. EXCERPTS FROM SPEECH BY MALCOLM X
Among the items featured in the May-August issue of Casa de la Américas, which has just been received in New York, is a selection of extracts from Malcolm X's speech at the Militant Labor Forum in New York on January 7, 1965. Given only a month before he was assassinated, the speech is one of those clearly indicating the advance of Malcolm's thought toward internationalism, independent political action and the need for militant defense against white racists.
Casa'de las Américas, which is published in Havana, is a quarterly devoted to literary, social and political topics. Opinions expressed are the responsibility of the contributors. The Spanish translation of the excerpts from Malcolm X's speech is credited to a book published in Mexico, La Protesta Negra. A different choice of excerpts from Malcolm X's speech is available in English in Malcolm Speaks [Merit Publishers, New York]. The full transcript of the speech has not yet been published.