www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC58HzENhoQ
In the last major speech before
his death, Malcolm X made his famous declaration “I would rather be dead than
have someone deprive me of my rights” (21-22). This statement is fitting for
the person Malcolm X was and the change he was hoping to bring to the United
States. His relentless drive for equality eventually made him a symbol of
equality for countless African Americans, and it was precisely his refusal to
surrender his ideals. The chorus from Refused’s “Rather Be Dead” screams:
“Rather be dead/Than alive by your oppression”. They basically repeat Malcolm
X’s message of ideals over threats of pain or death.
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