BOOKS PUBLISHED IN FRANCE
: Paris
Le Pouvoir Noir [Black Power] is the title of a recently published French translation .of Malcolm X Speaks. Its appearance October 21 was hailed at a meeting sponsored by the publisher Frangois Maspero. More than 500 persons packed the hall. The main speakers were Claude Julien, who wrote the preface for the French edition of the. book, and Daniel Guerin, who provided the preface for the French edition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X (recently released by Editions Bernard Grasset).
The speakers reviewed some of the highlights of Malcolm's life and presented a general picture of the development of his ideas. They praised both books highly and said they were necessary reading if one wished to understand the racial problem in the U.S., the feelings of the black people and the different approaches towards solving: the problen.
All the speakers agreed that the assassination of Malcolm X had not: only deprived the black people in the U.S. of probably their most dynamic and honest leader, but had also removed from the scene a leader with international stature.
Two films were also. shown. The first was a short one produced in-Cuba called "Now" which showed some of the racist violence in the U.S. The other was an Afro- * American production entitled "With Malcolm XxX." It featured an interview with Malcolm X in English.