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The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, also called the Shabazz Center, is a memorial to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz located at 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building which once housed the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965.[1] It opened on May 19, 2005, the 80th anniversary of Malcolm X's birth.[1][2]
The center is home to documents related to Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.[3] The center is decorated with a 63-foot (19-meter) mural depicting the life of Malcolm X and a life-size bronze statue of the human rights activist.[4] It includes six interactive kiosks that provide information about the lives of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.[5] The kiosks were developed by Columbia University's Digital Knowledge Ventures and Professor Manning Marable of the university's African American Studies department.[2][5]
- ^ a b Kilgannon, Corey (February 21, 2005). "Remembering Malcolm X in the Place Where He Fell". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ a b "Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Launches". Columbia University. May 17, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ "Malcolm X Remembered on 40th Anniversary of His Death; Memorial Center Planned". Jet. March 14, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Rickford, Russell J. (2003). Betty Shabazz: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Faith Before and After Malcolm X. Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks. p. 528. ISBN 1-4022-0171-0.
- ^ a b Stephen, Curtis (July–August 2005). "Renovated Audubon Ballroom Honors Legacy of Malcolm X". The Crisis. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
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