Malcolm X

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Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist known for his militant advocacy for Black empowerment, self-defense, and racial justice in the mid-20th century United States.

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instanceOf Muslim minister
autobiographer
civil rights activist
human
human rights activist
orator
writer
activeYearsEnd 1965
activeYearsStart 1950
advocatedFor Black self-determination
human rights for people of African descent
racial justice
self-defense against racial violence
alsoKnownAs Detroit Red
Malcolm X
surface form: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
birthName Malcolm X self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malcolm Little
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
causeOfFame advocacy for Black empowerment and self-defense
influential speeches on racism and human rights
leadership in the Nation of Islam
child Betty Shabazz
surface form: Attallah Shabazz

Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz
Malaak Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-05-19
dateOfDeath 1965-02-21
ethnicGroup African American
father Earl Little
founded Muslim Mosque, Inc.
Organization of Afro-American Unity
influenced Black Power movement
global anti-colonial movements
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOf Muslim Mosque, Inc.
Nation of Islam
Organization of Afro-American Unity
mother Louise Little
movement Black Power movement
surface form: Black Power

Black Power movement
surface form: Black nationalism

Pan-Africanism
notableWork The Autobiography of Malcolm X
numberOfChildren 6
placeOfBirth Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
placeOfBurial Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld National Representative of the Nation of Islam
minister in the Nation of Islam
religion Islam
Nation of Islam
Sunni Islam
spouse Betty Shabazz
subjectOf film "Malcolm X" (1992)
numerous biographies and documentaries

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Malcolm X alsoKnownAs Malcolm X
this entity surface form: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Malcolm X birthName Malcolm X self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malcolm Little
Louise Little child Malcolm X
this entity surface form: Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam
Muslim Mosque, Inc. founder Malcolm X
this entity surface form: Malcolm X (attended briefly)
Louise Little influenced Malcolm X
Eldridge Cleaver influencedBy Malcolm X
Maya Angelou influencedBy Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael influencedBy Malcolm X
Ta-Nehisi Coates influencedBy Malcolm X
Nation of Islam notableLeader Malcolm X
Nation of Islam notableMember Malcolm X
Angela Bassett notableWork Malcolm X
Denzel Washington notableWork Malcolm X
Spike Lee notableWork Malcolm X
I Am Not Your Negro portrays Malcolm X
Genius (TV series) subject Malcolm X