Socialist Outlook

Socialist Viewpoint, International, Socialist Outlook and their supplements, 1984–2002

Never mind the socialism? SWP distorts Malcolm X

· Socialist Outlook no. 27, September 12 1992 · 534 words

cause a change in Malcolm's position on the three key issues; alliances with whites, separatism and the struggle against capitalism.

Much of the debate with moderate black leaders in the US went along the lines of 'integration' versus separatism. While breaking with separatism, Malcolm always fought the idea of 'integration'.

Integration, he said, was when the system gave a few token blacks jobs or school places; a sop to liberal consciences.

In fact his idea of black unity in struggle, against both tokenistic 'integration' or separatism, was the forerunner of the idea of Black Power, taken up by leaders like Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers.

On strategy Malcolm gradually evolved the idea that blacks could fight alongside whites. But they could not wait for white workers or progressives before building their own unity, developing self-defence Bookmarks, E2.95 Renewed by Ben Wolfe The new booklet on Malcolm X produced by the Brish Socialist Workers Pany shows that organission at is absolute, 1ock bollom weret Ona rant argue atras the lastion ma cite launchina Be Ano Nad League, Maxi beyond wou ment is that the SWP Is clalens on kic dcaston al beck i ion sod the sed cogara allen of the That b not a tirer cu Marxists, il goes lo the revolutionery stratagy.

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HOUSING minister Sir George Young Towns an eightCountry house and London flat - no housing shortage for Bryan Gould

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