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Born: May 19, 1925. Omaha, Nebraska. Died: February 21, 1965. New York, New York. African American civil rights leader Malcolm X was a major twentieth-century spokesman for black nationalism.
Malcolm spent his adolescence living in a series of foster homes or with relatives after his father's death and his mother's hospitalization. He committed various crimes, being sentenced to 8 to 10 years in prison in 1946 for larceny and burglary.
Jun 4, 2024 · When Malcolm was six years old, his father, the Rev. Earl Little, a Baptist minister and former supporter of the early Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, died after being hit by a streetcar, quite possibly the victim of murder by whites.
Oct 29, 2009 · Children. In 1958, Malcolm X married Betty Shabazz (née Betty Sanders), a native of Detroit, Michigan, after a lengthy courtship.
May 14, 2024 · Malcolm’s daughters are: Qubilah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Malaak Shabazz, and Malikah Shabazz. Malcolm X, age 39, was...
May 19, 2023 · Civil rights leader Malcolm X was prominent in the Nation of Islam. Learn about his real name, children, assassination in 1965, autobiography, and more.
Apr 2, 2014 · Betty Shabazz married Nation of Islam spokesman Malcolm X in 1958. After her husband’s assassination in 1965, Shabazz went on to a career in university administration and activism.
