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Malcolm X

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Malcolm X ( May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist.To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history, and in 1998, Time named The Autobiography of Malcolm X one of the ten most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The events of his childhood, including his father's lessons concerning black pride and self-reliance, and his own experiences concerning race played a significant role in Malcolm X's adult life. By the time he was thirteen, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in a number of criminal activities in Boston and New York City. In 1946, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam, and after his parole in 1952 he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years he was the public face of the controversial group. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to Malcolm X's quitting the organization in March 1964. He subsequently traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East and founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular Organization of Afro-American Unity, which advocated Pan-Africanism. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated by three members of the group while giving a speech in New York. The beliefs expressed by Malcolm X changed during his lifetime. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and deified the leaders of the organization. He also advocated the separation of black and white Americans, which put him at odds with the civil rights movement, which was working towards integration. After he left the Nation of Islam in 1964, Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim, made the pilgrimage to Mecca and disavowed racism, while remaining a champion of black self-determination, self defense, and human rights. He expressed a willingness to work with civil rights leaders and described his previous position with the Nation of Islam as that of a "zombie". Description above from the Wikipedia article Malcolm X, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Omaha, Nebraska, USA on 19th May 1925

Died

21st February 1965

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What's My Name | Muhammad Ali
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Who Killed Malcolm X?
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Da 5 Bloods
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La Californie !
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Muhammad Ali
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Lemonade
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I Am Not Your Negro
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Mike Wallace Is Here
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Stand
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The Apollo
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
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Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
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COINTELPRO 101
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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
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Malcolm X
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
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a.k.a. Cassius Clay
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
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Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
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All Power to the People!
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The Trials of Muhammad Ali
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Dynamite Chicken
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A Huey P. Newton Story
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De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
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Death Scenes 2
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Black Power Salute
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Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution
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Muhammad Ali The Whole Story
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The FBI's War on Black America
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America's Woman
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Born of the People: Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X
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A Decade of Struggle
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When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X
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Four Died Trying: Prologue
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The Hate That Hate Produced
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A Tribute to Malcolm X Image
A Tribute to Malcolm X
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Malcolm X and the Sudanese
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Barney's Wall
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Robert Penn Warren: A Vision
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Black Liberation
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