Malcolm X

Malcolm X in March 1964
Born | Malcolm Little
May 19, 1925
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died | February 21, 1965 (aged 39)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Cause of death | Gunshot wound
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery
Other names | el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz(الحاجّ مالك الشباز)
Occupation | Minister, activist
Organization | Nation of Islam,Muslim Mosque, Inc.,Organization of Afro-American Unity
Movement | Black nationalism,Pan-Africanism
Spouse(s) | Betty Shabazz (m. 1958)
Children | Attallah ShabazzQubilah ShabazzIlyasah ShabazzGamilah Lumumba ShabazzMalikah ShabazzMalaak Shabazz
Parent(s) | Earl LittleLouise Helen Norton Little
Relatives | Malcolm Shabazz (grandson)^[1]
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Malcolm X (1925–1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Some saw him as a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; others accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.