A university removed a partial Malcolm X quote from its library after protestors argued the full quote about ‘battling the white man’ was misrepresented
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Censorship; Malcolm X; University of Rhode Island; Library
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The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from its library after a decades-long effort by protestors who said it was misrepresented.
The quote about reading from “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” was inscribed at the university’s Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons in 1992, according to The Associated Press.
“My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity,” read the inscription quoting Malcolm X, who was assassinated in 1965.
Instead of coming across as an homage to Malcolm X, students at the time were angered that the civil rights leader’s overall message from the quote was watered down.
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https://www.insider.com/university-removed-partial-malcolm-x-quote-protestors-misrepresented-2023-3
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