Ossie Davis Delivers Eulogy for Malcolm X and Continues Activist Career

Actor-playwright Ossie Davis delivered the funeral eulogy for Malcolm X at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, calling him 'our manhood, our living Black manhood.' The eulogy — 'Ossie Davis on Malcolm X' — became a classic text of Black self-respect. Davis and wife Ruby Dee's artistic and activist work shaped the culture of Black New York throughout the decade.