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The Malcolm X House is a one-and-a-half-story, side-gable seven room, minimalist modern house built in 1950. It is built of wood, and is nearly identical to some other houses nearby which were built around the same time. The front is asymmetrical, with an entrance door flanked by two window openings. An offset cross-gable is set to one side.
The house was torn down in 1965, before the owners, the Moore family, knew about the connection with Malcolm X. Malcolm X's significance in American history and culture was honored when the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1984. This recognition is marked at the site.
After the successful integration of the Jonesboro Public Library, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in response. [8] The Deacons wrote leaflets threatening to kill anyone who burned a cross. [8] The leaflets were distributed into the homes of white people by their black house workers. The cross-burnings stopped in response. [8]
He plans to turn it into a fully functioning home for graduate students to live and learn inside the same walls Malcolm X did. Fundraising campaign But to restore the site, they need to raise $4.5 ...
The Malcolm X Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, working to perpetuate the leadership and contributions of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz towards social justice. [1] Founded by Rowena Moore, the organization is located on the site of Malcolm's first home in Omaha at 3448 Pinkney Street.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Malcolm X garnered "enthusiastic reviews". [7] Time wrote: For Warner Bros. to make a documentary about Malcolm X seems about as likely as for the D.A.R. to sponsor the Peking Ballet. That the film should come from such a source is the first surprise.
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