klyn,buthasbecomefamousforhisfightagaitasegregatedschoolsysteminbrooklyn.reverendclee,righthere,isachristianminister,hereindetroit.he''stheheadofthe“freedomnowparty.”
allofthesearechristianministers--allofthesearechristianministers,buttheydon''tcometousaschristianministers.theycometousasfightersinsomeothercategory.
i''mamuslimminister--thesameastheyarechristianministers--i''mamuslimminister.andidon''tbelieveinfightingtodayinanyonefront,butonallfronts.
infact,i''mablacknationalistfreedomfighter.
islamismyreligion,butibelievemyreligionismypersonalbusine.itgovermypersonallife,mypersonalmorals.andmyreligiousphilosophyispersonalbetweenmeandthegodinwhomibelieve;justasthereligiousphilosophyoftheseothersisbetweenthemandthegodinwhomtheybelieve.
andthisisbestthisway.werewetocomeoutherediscuingreligion,we''dhavetoomanydifferencesfromtheoutstartandwecouldnevergettogether.sotoday,thoughislamismyreligiousphilosophy,mypolitical,economic,andsocialphilosophyisblacknationalism.youandi--asisay,ifwebringupreligionwe''llhavedifferencewe''llhaveargumentandwe''llneverbeabletogettogether.butifwekeepourreligionathome,keepourreligioninthecloset,keepourreligionbetweenourselvesandourgod,butwhenwecomeouthere,wehaveafightthat''scommontoallofusagaita[sic]enemywhoiscommontoallofus.
thepoliticalphilosophyofblacknationalismonlymeathattheblackmanshouldcontrolthepoliticsandthepoliticiainhisowncommunity.the--thetime--thetimewhenwhitepeoplecancomeinourcommunityandgetustovoteforthemsothattheycanbeourpoliticalleadersandtelluswhattodoandwhatnottodoislonggone.
bythesametoken,thetimewhenthatsamewhiteman,knowingthatyoureyesaretoofaropen,cansendanothernegrointothecommunityandgetyouandmetosuorthimsohecanusehimtoleadusastray--thosedaysarel