| Foreword | vii |
I. | Message to the Grass Roots: November 10, 1963, Detroit | 3 |
II. | A Declaration of Independence: March 12, 1964, New York City | 18 |
III. | The Ballot or the Bullet: April 3, 1964, Cleveland | 23 |
IV. | The Black Revolution: April 8, 1964, New York City | 45 |
V. | Letters from Abroad: April 20, 1964, Jedda, Saudi Arabia May 10, 1964, Lagos, Nigeria May 11, 1964, Accra, Ghana | 58 |
VI. | The Harlem "Hate-Gang" Scare: May 29, 1964, New York City | 64 |
VII. | Appeal to African Heads of State: July 17, 1964, Cairo, Egypt | 72 |
VIII. | At the Audubon: December 13, 1964, New York City | 88 |
IX. | With Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer: December 20, 1964, New York City | 105 |
X. | At the Audubon: December 20, 1964, New York City | 115 |
XI. | To Mississippi Youth: December 31, 1964, New York City | 137 |
XII. | Prospects for Freedom in 1965: January 7, 1965, New York City | 147 |
XIII. | After the Bombing: February 14, 1965, Detroit | 157 |
XIV. | Confrontation with an "Expert": February 18, 1965, New York City | 178 |
XV. | Last Answers and Interviews: A selection of statements made in interviews and meetings between November 23, 1964, and February 21, 1965, the last three months of Malcolm X's life | 194 |