OnThisDay in 1965, Malcolm X, an African-American nationalist and Muslim leader, was assassinated.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today February 21, 2023 FEBRUARY 21, 1965 In this 1963 photo, civil rights leader Malcolm X speaks to reporters in Washington. Malcolm X, an African-American nationalist and Muslim leader, was assassinated as he began to address his newly formed Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City’s Washington Heights. He was 39 — the same age as Martin Luther King Jr. when he was killed.
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