US EditionTimeline of Malcolm X's Life
- Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, while speaking at an Organization of Afro-American Unity rally in Harlem, New York.
- The assassination followed tensions within the Nation of Islam, with three members convicted, though the main shooter claimed his co-defendants were innocent.
- Ossie Davis officiated Malcolm's funeral in Harlem, which was attended by approximately 1,500 people, and he was laid to rest at a cemetery located in Hartsdale, New York.
- At the time of his death, Malcolm’s widow Betty Shabazz was pregnant with their last two daughters, and his autobiography was published later that year.
- Malcolm X’s assassination underscored conflicts within Black activism and marked a turning point before major civil rights events like the Selma marches.
21 Articles
21 Articles
Timeline of Malcolm X's Life
A timeline of Malcolm X's life.
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Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire
Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes,” the “stormy, controversial and bold young captain,” and most movingly, “our own Black shining prince,” would have been 100 years old on May 19. People commemorated that birthday in Harlem, at the Charles Wright Museum in […]
Malcolm X's fire was lit by his mama
Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes,” the “stormy, controversial and bold young captain” and most movingly “our own Black shining prince” would have been 100 years old…
Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King: rivalry that supercharged the Civil Rights movement
This article and interview originally appeared in All About History magazine issue 96. "The Sword And The Shield" by Dr Peniel E Joseph is available from Basic Books. They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century.Rising to prominence at the height of the Civil Rights …
Abolishing the family: A survivor's perspective
The family is marketed as a safe space, a place of love and mutual care, but this is not supported by the data—How do we bring our experiences of mutual support networks to the centre of society? ~ Alana Queer, El Salto ~ Something is wrong. We already struggle to imagine the end of capitalism, but abolishing the family? Feminism seems to have long since abandoned this old feminist demand, and this year the LGBTQIA+ movement in Spain will celebr…
Malcolm X’s Childhood Trauma And The Case For Abolishing Family Policing
Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty A Family Torn Apart by the State As we celebrate the centennial birthday of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—known to the world as Malcolm X—let us resist the urge to sanitize his legacy. We shouldn’t spend this moment only posting his image or quoting his speeches stripped of their revolutionary meaning. We must also remember him as the boy this country tried to annihilate—long before he became the man Ossie Davis…
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