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On February 14, 1965, the African American activist Malcolm X addressed a crowd consisting primarily of college students at the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan, in what would be his final speech. The occasion of his speech was an event that had taken place the night before: the firebombing of his house in Queens, New York. He used this opportunity to address a wide range of issues of concern to him and to the African American community.