ABSTRACT
Malcolm X had to be a dream of Elijah Muhammad. Elijah was the brain of the Nation, but Malcolm X was the voice. Muhammad tells Malcolm his dreams for Black people. He talks about his life in Georgia; about meeting Wallace Fard and how he was converted. He tells Malcolm about his own limitations, what with his asthma preventing him from being a great speaker, and maybe even laughing about his height. He tells Malcolm how together they can build a nation; together they can galvanize the masses just as Marcus Garvey did. He asks Malcolm if he will follow him. Malcolm, like a knight of old, pledges his life and honor to Elijah Muhammad. Both young Black men were contending for the soul of Black America. White America had considered King radical until Malcolm's voice began to be heard.
