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This 3 page paper examines newspaper clippings between 1962 and 1964. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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retrospect. During the time, newspapers reported on events as they were unfolding and some of the articles are rather surprising when looking back at them from a twenty-first century perspective.
Four articles from the period between 1962 and 1964 help to shed light on this important but confusing era. In a New York Times article entitled "Muslim Charges Englewood Sham,"
it is noted that Malcolm X agreed to go to an integration rally just to demonstrate the hypocrisy of white America. In the article, Malcolm X is quoted as saying
that Muslims are not interested in integration, and that black people should simply start their own businesses ("Muslim Charges Englewood Sham," 1962). The gist of the article is that the
black leader Malcolm X is not interested in integration. It also shows the other side of the coin where integrationist leader Paul Zuber calls for protesting against racist policies ("Muslim
Charges Englewood Sham," 1962). Both sides of the issue are demonstrated in this newspaper clipping. Jack Gould (1963) explained in a New York Times article that television is an important
medium for furthering the cause of intention. He writes: "Televisions saturation coverage of the March on Washington and the sustained supplementary reporting of the civil rights issue cannot help but
be valuable tools in attacking the inertia and apathy that stand in the way of Negro liberation" (X15). It does appear to be the case that there was a bit
of apathy by the general public during that period. Two years after the publication of the article on Malcolm X comes a survey from California contending that whites believe that
black people are pushing too hard for integration (Field, 1964). Field (1964) goes on to report that people believe that the Johnson administration is taking things at the right pace,
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