Malcolm X's father died—killed by white supremacists, it was rumored—when he was young, and at least one of his uncles was lynched. when he was thirteen, his mother was placed in a mental hospital, and he was placed in a series of foster homes. in 1946, at age 20, he went to...
After living with this trouble for many years,the family moved to Michigan.However,in 1929,somebody set fire to their house and in 1931,a car drove into his father and killed him.Many people believed that he was killed for the activities he took part in.To this day,no one knows the tr...
When Malcolm was 6 years old, his father was killed by members of a white supremacist group called the Black Legion, mainly because of him involvement with UNIA and his commitment to pan-africanism and the advancement of colored people, which was highly frowned upon during that time. When ...
Who killed Malcolm X?13:06 Malcolm X, 1964AP Fifty years ago, Malcolm X's eldest daughter, Attallah Shabazz, witnessed gunmen kill her father in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. Shabazz, in attendance with her siblings and mother, was 6 years old. ...
When Malcolm was 6 years old, his father was killed by members of a white supremacist group called the Black Legion, mainly because of him involvement with UNIA and his commitment to pan-africanism and the advancement of colored people, which was highly frowned upon during that time. When ...
Shabazz called her father "a man of great compassion, of integrity, a man who is being responsible for not only his people but his country." "He was only in his 20s when the world learned about him and 39 when he was killed -- a short time in his life to have made such an enorm...
Shabazz is demanding to know more about her father's murder on Feb. 21, 1965 in New York City. He was 39 when he was killed, and survived by his widow Dr. Betty Shabazz, an educator and civil rights activist who died in 1997, and their six children. "We have formally requested ...
Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. His father was a Baptist minister and an outspoken civil rights leader in his own right, and he died when his son was still a child. Though his death was officially ruled an accident, it’s likely that he was killed as a ...
For those who don’t know much about Malcolm X, here is a quick timeline of his life: In 1925, Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. By 1939: His father, an outspoken Baptist minister, had been killed by a streetcar. Though his death was ruled an accident, there were...
Malcolm X was killed at New York's Audubon Ballroom while preparing to deliver a speech. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted in the shooting