What if Malcolm X had never been assassinated in 1965, and had instead lived to continue his work as a civil rights activist?
 
Probably continues to lead the Muslim mosque inc but takes it in a more traditional sunni direction. I could see black celebrities like wu tang clan donating to and or joining the group.
 
What if he develops a relationship with Robert subokwe of the pan african Congress? Democratic but far more radical if anti communist than Mandela
 
What if he develops a relationship with Robert subokwe of the pan african Congress? Democratic but far more radical if anti communist than Mandela
It would shock the American middle class quite enough if Malcolm merely talks easily and comfortable about socialist ideas, especially given the conservative shift of American politics as compared to European politics. But all the same, for our purposes here, it’s actually rather boring if he merely lands on a model of 70% socialism and 30% capitalism.

Far more interesting if in his international travels, Malcolm starts hearing more and more about, for example, the East Asian Miracle (about 1960 - 1995). And once Malcolm trains his laser beam focus on something, I think he was indeed quite the student.
https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8RV0ZM4/download
 
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Lee Kuan Yew being the long-time top guy in Singapore, and I guess in honesty an authoritarian leader who’s worked out pretty well
 
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