Malcolm X Quotes
You spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don't even know there's a human-rights tree on the same floor.
Topics
Civil Rights, Civil Liberties
Discrimination
Diversity
Equality
Human Rights
Rights
Humanitarianism
Human, Humans, Human Beings
Social Equality
Social Issues
International Citizenship, Global Citizenship
Universal Rights
Social Justice
Human Dignity
Tree
Rights Movement
Ethical Treatment
Inclusivity
Rights Awareness
Tree Metaphor
Citations
X, Malcolm. "The Ballot or the Bullet." Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, Grove Press, 1965, p. 35.
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Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam.