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Martin Luther King Jr., played by Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Malcolm X, played by Aaron Pierre, are surrounded by reporters in the US Senate as seen in <i>Genius: MLK/X</i>.
For many Black Americans, the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are inextricably linked. Yet the two men’s only documented meeting, on March 26, 1964, was an unintentional one.
The fourth edition of National Geographic’s “Genius” series is a two-for-one proposition, following parallel stories about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Original - Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, primary figures of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, meeting in Washington D.C. They had both come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Reason Despite its technical shortcomings, the encylopedic value of the image is absolutely exceptional.
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King (née Williams). [6] [7] [8] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [9] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [8] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [10]
Later, Malcolm X also said Muhammad had engaged in extramarital affairs with young Nation secretaries—a serious violation of the group's teachings. [12] On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, New York City. [13] Three Nation members were convicted of ...
Portraying venerated Civil Rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X is a tall order for anyone, but Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Chevalier) and Aaron Pierre (The Underground Railroad ...
Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964, and the two civil rights leaders were both in Washington for a Senate ...