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Brown student uncovers Malcolm X 1961 Providence speech
Providence report reveals Brown University student Malcolm Burnley found a forgotten 1961 Malcolm X address in the archives. The May 11 talk warned 800 listeners that integration would not restore Black dignity, urging self identity and culture while linking slavery’s legacy to economic and spiritual decline. The visit stemmed from a Brown Daily Herald piece by Katharine Pierce, edited by Richard Holbrooke, who would become a famed diplomat.
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