*The terrible news of the murder of Malcolm X reached us as we were going to press. In subsequent issues we shall be writing about his recent visit to England. He was a very brave man, who was widely misunderstood outside the negro community. It appears that he was killed because he was about to divulge important information about the activities of racialists in the United States. He spoke from within the torment of the negro people. We sometimes disagreed with him, but came to follow his utterances with increasing respect. His murder shocked and stunned us. We pay tribute to him.*
The WeekThe Week Vol. 3, No. 8, 25 February 1965
Malcolm X
The scan: The Week v3 no8 25th February 1965.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive)
This text was corrected by hand against the scan: corrected against the scan, 3 Nov 2026 (one of the 20 most-read items): scan p. 2 (printed p. 86), the boxed editorial note set in bold; split out of the 'Young Socialists' Summer School, 1965' record