MALCOLM X
1925 - 1965

Malcolm started out as Malcolm Little.

Malcolm converted to the Nation of Islam and exchanged his family name with an X, because the name had been received from white slave owners back in the days.

Malcolm's Muslim name was el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.

In 1958, Malcolm married Betty Sanders, who had previously also converted to the Nation of Islam.

Betty had to witness Malcolm's assassination on February 21, 1965.