Malcolm X "The Man and His Times

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Malcolm delivered a speech at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.  Following the speech, the Nigerian Muslim Students Society had a reception for Malcolm and made him an honorary member of their society.  They endowed Malcolm with the name, Omowale, meaning "the son who has come home", symbolizing the Nigerian students and intellectuals wholehearted acceptance of Malcolm as a person and a leader...