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MALCOLM X 1925 - 1965

 

Malcolm X 1925-1965

 



Malcolm X - About His Name

Malcolm started out as Malcolm Little.

Malcolm chose his Muslim name to be el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.


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

 

Malcolm X - His Family

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

 

Malcolm X - Speeches and Final Years

In December 1962, Malcolm X delivered his Black Man's History speech at Mosque Seven in Harlem, New York.



On November 10, 1963, Malcolm X delivered his
Message to the Grass Roots speech at the Northern Negro Grass Roots Leadership Conference in Detroit, Michigan.

This speech is also known as the You're Afraid to Bleed speech.



On November 22, 1963,
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Malcolm commented on this event to the press as follows:

"Chickens come home to roost. Being an old farm boy myself, chickens coming home to roost never did make me feel sad; they've always made me feel glad."

On December 2, 1963, the New York Times reported:

Malcolm X Scores U.S. and Kennedy; Likens Slaying to "Chickens Coming Home to Roost" Newspapers Chided - Malcolm X, a leader of the Black Muslims, yesterday characterized the assassination of President Kennedy as an instance of "the chickens coming home to roost."


Because of this comment, the Nation of Islam ordered him to be silent for 90 days. Malcolm explains:

 

 

In March 1964, Malcolm leaves the Nation of Islam and becomes a Sunnite Muslim.


On April 3, 1964, Malcolm X delivered his
Ballot or Bullet speech at the Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio.



Malcolm receives death threats. One week before his assassination his home gets firebombed.

 


The Assassination of Malcolm X

February 21, 1965 - Audubon Ballroom, Harlem, New York.

Civil rights leader Malcolm X delivers a speech when somebody throws a smoke bomb.

Thomas Hagan shoots Malcolm with a double-barreled sawed-off shotgun. Malcolm falls to the floor. Normal Butler and Thomas Johnson approach and shoot Malcolm several times with a .45 pistol and a 9mm Luger.

Malcolm's bodyguards return fire and hit Hagan in the leg. The other two shooters escape but were later captured. All three shooters belonged to the Nation of Islam.

Malcolm died two hours later in surgery. He suffered 16 bullet wounds.

His wife Betty, while pregnant with twins, and his four daughters had to witness Malcolm's assassination. And you think therapists are overpaid.


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