Malcolm X

, b. May 19, 1925, d. Feb. 21, 1965, was an influential
American advocate of BLACK NATIONALISM, and--as a pioneer in articulating a
vigorous self-defense against white violence--a precursor of the black
power movement of the late 1960s. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb., he
became a rebellious youth after the death (1931) of his father, who the
family believed was murdered for advocating the ideas of Marcus GARVEY.
Malcolm spent a few years in a foster home but became an excellent student
and was voted class president. Nevertheless, at the age of 16, he moved
east with relatives and drifted to New York City, where he became involved
in Harlem's underworld of drugs, prostitution, and ...

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a pilgrimage to Mecca, he announced
(1964) that he had become an orthodox Muslim and founded the rival
Organization for Afro-American Unity. His travel in the Middle East and
Africa gave him a more optimistic view regarding potential brotherhood
between black and white Americans; he no longer preached racial separation,
but rather a socialist revolution.

His career ended abruptly when he was shot and killed in New York City
on Feb. 21, 1965, by assassins thought to be connected with the Black
Muslims. The AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X (dictated to Alex Haley, 1965)
publicized Malcolm's ideas and became something of a classic in
contemporary American literature.

Bibliography

Breitman, George. The Last Year of Malcolm X (1967). Clarke, John H. ed.,
Malcolm X (1969). Goldman, Peter. The Death and Life of Malcolm X (1973).
Malcolm X, Malcolm X: The Last Speeches, ed. by Bruce Perry (1989).
Wolfenstein, E. V., The Victims of Democracy ...

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