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Malcolm X | |
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Born | Malcolm Little May 19, 1925 |
Died | February 21, 1965 New York City, U.S. | (aged 39)
Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
Other names | el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (الحاجّ مالك الشباز) |
Occupation(s) | Minister, activist |
Organization(s) | Nation of Islam, Muslim Mosque, Inc., Organization of Afro-American Unity |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Movement | Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism |
Spouse | Betty Shabazz (m. 1958) |
Children | Attallah Shabazz Qubilah Shabazz Ilyasah Shabazz Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz Malikah Shabazz Malaak Shabazz |
Parent(s) | Earl Little, Louise Helen Norton Little |
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El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Arabic: ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ, romanized: al-Ḥājj Mālik ash-Shabāzz, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) also known as Malcolm X was an African American nationalist and civil rights activist. Before he became Malcolm X, his original name was Malcolm Stuart Little. Malcolm X's father was a Baptist minister whose skin was very dark, whilst his mother's skin was of a much lighter tone. His parents taught him to be proud of being black in an openly anti-black society. Malcolm X's father died when Malcolm was only six years old, leaving his mother in poverty.
In 1946, Malcolm was arrested at the age of 20 for armed robbery, but was released from jail 8 years later. He was introduced to the Nation of Islam and Islam while he was in jail, joining the Nation after he was released.[1]
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