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VIDEOS OF MALCOLM X
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Malik El-Shabazz (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), better known as Malcolm
X, was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular
figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for
his staunch and controversial black racial advocacy, and for his time spent as
the vocal spokesperson of the Nation
of Islam.
Born
in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm X spent his teenage years
living in a series of foster homes after his father's death and his mother's
hospitalization. He engaged in several illicit activities there, eventually
being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1946 for larceny and breaking and entering.
In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam, adopted the name Malcolm X,
and quickly became one of the organization's most influential leaders after
being paroled in 1952.
Malcolm X
then served as the public face of the organization for a dozen years, where he
advocated for black supremacy, black empowerment, and the separation
of black and white Americans, and publicly criticized the mainstream civil
rights movement for its emphasis on nonviolence and racial integration. Malcolm X endured
surveillance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) for the Nation's supposed links to communism.
On
February 21, 1965, he was assassinated. Three
Nation members were charged with the murder and given indeterminate life
sentences. Malcolm X is a widely celebrated figure within African-American and
Muslim American communities for his pursuit of racial justice.
Videos of Malcolm X
Video 1
Video 2 - Any means necessary (speech)
Video 3 - Interview
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