... the hands of the wealthy white landowners. A good point that Malcolm recognizes is that the black man is not simply an American. As he puts it, "Our forefathers weren't the Pilgrims. We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, the rock was landed on us." By making statements like this, he is trying to get his followers to realize that they cannot accept ... same factor that they spoke against, hate. I believe if they were here today that they would all be pleased to see how far we have progressed and are continuing to progress since their monumental speeches. ...

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