The Malcolm X Stamp

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The 22nd postage stamp in the Black Heritage series features a photograph of Malcolm X whose controversial ideas, sharpened America's debate about racial relations and strategies for social change. This paper debates whether the United States Postal Service should have honored a man or movement whom the federal government believed to have been dangerous, anti-democratic, or simply too militant. It argues that Malcolm certainly deserved a postage stamp in the Black Heritage series for his impact on the aspects of the African- American movement that he participated in, whether he was more flexible regarding the civil rights issues in the later stages of his 37-year life or not.

From the Paper:

"Historian and Columbia University professor Manning Marable, among the most respected chroniclers of Malcolm X's life, has been working for the past ten years on a new biography about the slain African-American leader called Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Marable is the founder and head of "The Malcolm X Project" at Columbia University; in a May, 2007 interview with "Democracy Now" journalist Amy Goodman, Marable quotes Malcolm as telling Coretta Scott King why he came to Selma. These quotes are pivotal for those who are not aware of Malcolm's change of heart from militant black separatism to an urgent and fervent desire to unify the myriad movements for black justice."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Clasby, Nancy. "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: A Mythic Paradigm." Journal of Black Studies 5.1 (1974): 18-34.
• Manning, Marable. "Manning Marable on 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention." The Malcolm X Project at Columbia University. Democracy Now. May, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007, from http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp.
• Rogers, Raymond; & Rogers, Jimmie N. "The Evolution of the Attitude of Malcolm X toward Whites." Phylon 44.2 (1983): 108-115.
• United States Postal Service. "Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz" Retrieved June 24, 2007, From http://www.usps.com/images/stamps/99/malcolmx.htm.
• X, Malcolm. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: With the Assistance of Alex Haley. New York: Grove Press, 1965.

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