Black Nationalist Leader Malcolm X Is Assassinated
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Crime
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: February 21, 1965
Article abstract: Black Islamic religious and political leader Malcolm X was shot by three members of the Nation of Islam while making a speech.
Formative Years
Malcolm Little, son of Earl and Louise Little, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. From early childhood, he was subjected to racism. The family moved from Omaha after threats were made by the Ku Klux Klan because his father, a Baptist preacher, was an activist in the Universal Negro Improvement Association, established by Marcus Garvey, a prominent black nationalist. They moved to the outskirts of East...
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