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The Ballot or the Bullet

1964 public speech by Malcolm X
Event oration Q7715472
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Summary

The Ballot or the Bullet is an oration[1]. It draws 380 Wikipedia views per month (oration category, ranking #40 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballot or the Bullet authored Malcolm X[3].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet is in the country of United States[4].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet's instance of is recorded as oration[5].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet took place at Chicago[6].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet was released on April 12, 1964[7].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet's title is recorded as The Ballot or the Bullet[8].
  • The Ballot or the Bullet's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[9].

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When and Where

The location of The Ballot or the Bullet was Chicago[6]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

The Ballot or the Bullet's instance of is recorded as oration[5].

Why It Matters

The Ballot or the Bullet draws 380 Wikipedia views per month (oration category, ranking #40 of 143).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Malcolm X

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    Publication date → +1964-04-12T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → 1964 public speech by Malcolm X
    Freebase id → /m/02nw6qx
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51422|batch #51422]]: because of P276 (excluded paintings)"
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