ON THIS DAY IN TCXPI HISTORY - WE MUST NEVER FORGET! 50 Year Anniversary Of The Organization of Afro-American Unity We Remember The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), founded by Malcolm X, John Henrik Clarke, and other Black Nationalist Leaders on June 24, 1964 in Harlem, New York. Formed shortly after his break with the Nation of Islam, the OAAU was a secular institution that sought to unify 22 million non-Muslim African Americans with the people of the African Continent. The OAAU was modeled after the Organization of African Unity (OAU), a coalition of 53 African nations working to provide a unified political voice for the continent. In the coalition spirit of the OAU, Malcolm X sought to reconnect Africans Americans with their African heritage, establish economic independence, and promote African American self-determination. He also sought OAAU representation on the OAU. Sources: blackpast.org/?q=aah/organization-afro-american-unity-oaau-1965 panafricanperspective/mxoaaufounding.html
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