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Among the iconic photos taken by Charles was one of human rights activist Malcolm X holding an M1 carbine while peering out a window. The photo, which Charles took for Ebony, became emblematic of the determination of Malcolm X to protect his family "by any means necessary". [9] [10]
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Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City, on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39 while preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in the neighborhood of Washington Heights.
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.
Almost a year after the photo was taken, Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City, on Feb. 21, 1965. As the Washington Post reported, King sent a telegram to Malcolm X’s wife Betty ...
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
It was 60 years ago, in April 1964, that Malcolm X traveled to Jeddah to start his pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj. On Nov. 18, Lee posted on Instagram to mark the film’s 32nd anniversary: ...
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