Malcom X – shared humanity

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Malcolm X is the most interesting
person to think about in this journey

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because he was a person who
believed in black separation,

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had experienced some of the harshest
forms of racism in his life.

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When he went to Mecca,

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he saw within his own faith his
Islamic faith people of all colors

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coming together.
And all at once in that moment he

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realized it really wasn't the color
or the race or ethnicity of a person

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that made them who they are,
that we all share this shared humanity.

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And it this outward forces
that have been imposed upon us

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around racism or sexism or whatever

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that shapes. But beneath all
of that is a human being.

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Now we're all born human beings and then
we get shaped by all these realities.

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And for Malcolm X that
was a huge change.

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In fact, many of his followers or disciples

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didn't know what to do about that
initially because it was such a change.