![]() Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Quick FactsįULL NAME: Malcolm X (nee Malcolm Little)ĬHILDREN: Attilah, Quiblah, Lamumbah, Ilyasah, Malaak, and MalikahĪSTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus Early Life and Family ![]() The fiery civil rights leader broke with the Nation of Islam shortly before his assassination in 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. A naturally gifted orator, Malcolm X exhorted Black people to cast off the shackles of racism “by any means necessary,” including violence. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. ![]() ![]() Malcolm X was a minister, civil rights activist, and prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and 1960s. ![]()
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