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 ...

Dec 14, 2021 · Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, was gunned down by three men while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity in New York City on February 21, 1964....

Oct 27, 2021 · On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while addressing a rally of 400 people at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.

Jan 13, 2021 · Three members of the Nation of Islam were arrested for Malcolm X’s murder in 1965, but mystery still surrounds who really killed the civil rights activist.

Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925, Malcolm X was the fourth of seven children born to Earl Little and Louise Norton. His parents were members of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) — with his father serving as the Omaha chapter president and his mother, the division secretary.

Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York. Three members of the Nation of Islam—the religious group to which he had once belonged—were convicted of his murder. (Two were exonerated in 2021.)

May 25, 2024 · The assassination of Malcolm X on February 21, 1965, marked a pivotal moment in the history of the civil rights movement. As one of the most influential and controversial figures of his time, Malcolm X‘s life and death continue to inspire and provoke debate more than half a …

Feb 20, 2020 · F riday marks 55 years since Malcolm X, one of the 20th century’s most important black figures, was assassinated at age 39 while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York, on Feb....

Aug 16, 2018 · One of the most influential figures of the civil rights movement, Malcolm X was shot dead as he took the stage to address a packed audience at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem on 21 February 1965.

Feb 21, 2015 · After spending a year as a hunted man, Malcolm X was shot and killed during a meeting of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York, on February 21, 1965.