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{{Infobox politician|name=Malcolm X|image_size=200|birth_name=Malcolm Little|death_date=February 21, 1965|birth_date=May 19, 1925|death_place=New York City, New York, United States|birth_place=Omaha, Nebraska, [[United States of America|United States]]|political_line=[[Anti-capitalism]]<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Black nationalism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]|death_cause=Assassination|image=Malcolm X.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz|image_size=200|birth_name=Malcolm Little|death_date=February 21, 1965|birth_date=May 19, 1925|death_place=New York City, New York, United States|birth_place=Omaha, Nebraska, [[United States of America|United States]]|political_line=[[Anti-capitalism]]<br>[[Anti-racism]]<br>[[Black nationalism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]|death_cause=Assassination|image=Malcolm X.png}}


'''Malcolm X''' (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was a black nationalist and revolutionary in the United States. He was a member of the [[Nation of Islam]]<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=It’s not that complicated: Malcolm X was a revolutionary|date=2014-07-02|url=https://liberationschool.org/its-not-that-complicated-malcolm-x-was-a-revolutionary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512024154/https://liberationschool.org/its-not-that-complicated-malcolm-x-was-a-revolutionary/|archive-date=2021-05-12|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref> before founding the [[Organization of Afro-American Unity]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=The missing chapter in Malcolm X’s Biography they hid from you|date=2022-01-17|url=https://mronline.org/2022/01/17/the-missing-chapter-in-malcolm-xs-biography-they-hid-from-you/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702043635/https://mronline.org/2022/01/17/the-missing-chapter-in-malcolm-xs-biography-they-hid-from-you/|archive-date=2022-07-02|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref>
'''Malcolm X''' (Born Malcolm Little, Later El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was a black nationalist and revolutionary in the United States. After leaving prison, Malcolm would become a minister for the [[Nation of Islam]] (NOI).<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=It’s not that complicated: Malcolm X was a revolutionary|date=2014-07-02|url=https://liberationschool.org/its-not-that-complicated-malcolm-x-was-a-revolutionary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512024154/https://liberationschool.org/its-not-that-complicated-malcolm-x-was-a-revolutionary/|archive-date=2021-05-12|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref> Following his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm's disagreements with the Nation and its leader, Elijah Muhammad, would culminate into his departure from the NOI. In the later stages of his life, he would change his name to Malik Shabazz and go on to found the the [[Organization of Afro-American Unity]] in an attempt to create a dialogue between the African diaspora and mainland to consolidate stronger Afro-American ties with the African continent.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=The missing chapter in Malcolm X’s Biography they hid from you|date=2022-01-17|url=https://mronline.org/2022/01/17/the-missing-chapter-in-malcolm-xs-biography-they-hid-from-you/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702043635/https://mronline.org/2022/01/17/the-missing-chapter-in-malcolm-xs-biography-they-hid-from-you/|archive-date=2022-07-02|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 20:14, 13 May 2023

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Born
Malcolm Little

May 19, 1925
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
DiedFebruary 21, 1965
New York City, New York, United States
Cause of deathAssassination
Political orientationAnti-capitalism
Anti-racism
Black nationalism
Pan-Africanism


Malcolm X (Born Malcolm Little, Later El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was a black nationalist and revolutionary in the United States. After leaving prison, Malcolm would become a minister for the Nation of Islam (NOI).[1] Following his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm's disagreements with the Nation and its leader, Elijah Muhammad, would culminate into his departure from the NOI. In the later stages of his life, he would change his name to Malik Shabazz and go on to found the the Organization of Afro-American Unity in an attempt to create a dialogue between the African diaspora and mainland to consolidate stronger Afro-American ties with the African continent.[2]

See Also

Quotes:Malcolm X

References

  1. "It’s not that complicated: Malcolm X was a revolutionary" (2014-07-02). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza (2022-01-17). "The missing chapter in Malcolm X’s Biography they hid from you" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-08-28.