1961 Recording Of A “Lost” Malcolm X Speech Discovered

A Brown University student recently discovered a recording of a Malcolm X speech that was made at the university on May 11, 1961. On that date, a 35 year-old Malcolm X delivered the speech to a group of mostly college students. The recording was found when a student found a reference to the speech in an old edition of the school’s student newspaper. Upon, further searching, the actual recording was discovered. According to the student who found the recording, no one has listened to the speech in over 50 years.

According to USA Today, Malcolm Burnley, the student who allegedly re-discovered the speech, “plans to air excerpts [of the speech] next week at an event hosted by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Association.”

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