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Eldridge Cleaver. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.”
— Eldridge Cleaver
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Cleaver, E. (n.d.). If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3771-if-a-man-like-malcolm-x-could-change/

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Cleaver, Eldridge. “If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3771-if-a-man-like-malcolm-x-could-change/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Cleaver, Eldridge. “If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3771-if-a-man-like-malcolm-x-could-change/.

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