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Malcolm X

Hi. Sorry I didn't get a chance to respond sooner.

I agree with Cone: Malcolm's most important legacy may have been raising the consciousness of African-Americans about their connection to Africa and their place in the African diaspora. In fact, Malcolm may have been the first person to use the term "African-American":

Right now, in this country, if you and I, 22 million African-Americans — that's what we are — Africans who are in America. You're nothing but Africans. Nothing but Africans. In fact, you'd get farther calling yourself African instead of Negro. The Ballot or the Bullet, 3 April 1964.

Instead of fighting for civil rights, Malcolm made clear that he was fighting for human rights, and he tried to show that the struggle of African-Americans against racist oppression was similar to the independence wars being waged in Africa against European imperialists.

As you wrote, Malcolm was also an inspiration to the Black Pride and especially the Black Power movements.

What do you think his most lasting contribution was? — Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) 22:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have replied on your talk page. Is that the right place or should i have done so here? --AYBGerrardo (talk) 15:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Caroline Cheese, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Page has little content and appears to be a joke.

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Speedy deletion

Sorry about that. It's just that "Caroline Cheese" looks a lot like "Carolina Cheese".--Kannie | talk 22:26, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only an admin can remove a speedy deletion tag. You can get your article up to speed in the time it takes talking to me, though. --Kannie | talk 23:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Caroline Cheese

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