He might have been an enemy of the state, but from a lengthy honeymoon to a midnight meeting with Malcolm X to the adulation of cheering crowds, Fidel Castro found plenty to savour on American soil. At midnight on 19 September, there was an encounter with Malcolm X himself. This is very interesting.’“’There are 20 million of us,’ said Malcolm X, ‘and we always understand.’”Malcolm X was later quoted as saying Castro was the “only white person he ever liked”. Photograph: Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty ImagesVisiting the office of the New York Times, Castro shot back: “I would not vote for the mayor. The New York Times recorded: “Mr Castro punctuated his remarks with disarming humor and, at times, long-winded asides.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2016 14:37 UTC