Malcolm X - Wikipedia Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965
Malcolm X | Biography, Nation of Islam, Assassination, Facts | Britannica Malcolm X (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U S —died February 21, 1965, New York, New York) was an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s
Who Was Malcolm X? - National Museum of African American History and . . . Malcolm X was a prominent African American leader and civil rights activist known for his advocacy for Black empowerment and human rights He became a key figure in the Nation of Islam, promoting a message of self-determination and racial pride
Biography – Malcolm X By the time he was paroled in 1952, Malcolm was a devoted follower with the new surname “X ” (He considered “Little” a slave name and chose the “X” to signify his lost tribal name ) Intelligent and articulate, Malcolm was appointed as a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X: Children, Assassination Quotes | HISTORY After Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, his bestselling book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, popularized his ideas and inspired the Black Power movement Malcolm X was born Malcolm
Malcolm X - History Learning Malcolm X was one of the most influential and controversial leaders of the Civil Rights Movement He epitomised the Black Power philosophy - the idea that African Americans should become the instrument of their own liberation
Malcolm X - The Martin Luther King, Jr. , Research and Education Institute As the nation’s most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, Malcolm X’s challenge to the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr , helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts that took place within the black freedom struggle of the 1960s