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El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz or better known as Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Malcolm X was a muslim minister and a leader of the human civil rights movement. Dieing at the young age of 39 he changed the Nation of islam and forever changed the perspective of Black Power.

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Malcom X had a trouble some childhood. Bouncing from foster home to foster home he really had no place to call his own. With no father and a sick mother his teen years had no guidance. At the age of 21 Malcolm was imprisoned for 10 years for breaking and entering. This is where he joined the nation of islam and adopded a name that would be known world wide.

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After being released in 1952 by parole Malcolm X rose to the top of the organization to where he would be the public face of the organization for over dozens of years. He advocated black supremacy, black empowerment, and the seperation of black and white americans. All in a non-violent movement.

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In 1950 the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the FBI opened a file on malcolm after he wrote a letter to president truman saying how he was against the korean war and that he declared himself as a communist. That gave all right to the police force to be agaisnt him. Making himself a huge target.

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On Febuary 21, 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated. Malcolm X was a monumental figure for the civil rights movement. He was honered with Malcolm X day, where he is commemorated in several countries worldwide.