de. Malcolm stirred the imaginations of all blacks, challenged them to remove "the constraints they found themselves in," to value their blackness and maintain their dignity. (Gallen 82). Malcolm's charisma stems from his ability to help blacks separate themselves from the "paradigm of ruling class thought" (Sales 207). Approaching the millennium, the Civil rights movement lacks this essential leadership. With its absence, the strength and unity of African Americans becomes fragmented, and the illusion that the Civil Rights movement reached completion develops. This false illusion is severely detrimental to human right's progress. The agenda of the civil rights movement during the 1960s,the full range of fundamental human rights, has merely scratched the surface of achievement. The point seems dwarfed, or brushed aside. The significance of Malcolm Xs assassination still resonates as we approach the Millennium. His death along with that of Martin Luther King seriously deprived African Americans of essential leadership and severely stunted the Black Liberation movement.A major significance of Malcolm was his magnetic ability to empower and engage the attention of young black males. His often radical and vibrant speeches captured and channeled the rage of African Americans, giving them a much-needed political outlet. He inspired Black pride and self-value with his powerful voice and statements asserted with such unwavering confidence. Malcolm gave a voice to centuries of repressed anger (Lester 13). In contrast to Martin Luther King and Farrakhan, Malcolm used rage as a tool (Wood 52). Malcolm had ability to channel black rage into a constrictive force, igniting passion and harnessing it into a political workable force (Wood 52). He spoke the words that other Africans Americans dared to say. Malcolm's present appeal to hip-hop culture stems from his roots well-versed energetic oration, and radical philosophies. Instead of turning to crime,...
