Malcolm X
19 May 1925 – 21 February 1965
Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights era. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he advocated Black empowerment and self-determination, later breaking with the group and embracing a broader vision of human rights after a pilgrimage to Mecca. He was assassinated in 1965, and his posthumously published autobiography became a landmark of American literature.
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Life events
Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgConvicted of burglary and sent to prison, where he began educating himself and joined the Nation of Islam.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRose to national prominence as a leading spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried Betty Shabazz, with whom he had six daughters.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBroke with the Nation of Islam and founded Muslim Mosque, Inc.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCompleted the Hajj and adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, broadening his views on race.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished a secular group to unite people of African descent in the Americas.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShot and killed while addressing a rally at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan.
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