assassination of Malcolm X
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The assassination of Malcolm X was the 1965 killing of the prominent African American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam dissident while he was delivering a speech in New York City, an event that profoundly impacted the Black freedom struggle in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| assassination of Malcolm X canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: assassination of Malcolm X Context triple: [No Name in the Street, discusses, assassination of Malcolm X]
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A.
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the 1968 murder of the prominent civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, which had profound political and social repercussions in the United States.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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C.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
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D.
murder of Jean-Paul Marat
The murder of Jean-Paul Marat was the 1793 assassination of the radical French revolutionary leader by Charlotte Corday during the French Revolution, famously immortalized in Jacques-Louis David’s painting "The Death of Marat."
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E.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: assassination of Malcolm X Target entity description: The assassination of Malcolm X was the 1965 killing of the prominent African American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam dissident while he was delivering a speech in New York City, an event that profoundly impacted the Black freedom struggle in the United States.
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A.
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the 1968 murder of the prominent civil rights leader in Memphis, Tennessee, which had profound political and social repercussions in the United States.
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B.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy was the 1963 killing of the 35th U.S. president in Dallas, Texas, an event that shocked the world and has since been the subject of extensive investigation and controversy.
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C.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
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D.
murder of Jean-Paul Marat
The murder of Jean-Paul Marat was the 1793 assassination of the radical French revolutionary leader by Charlotte Corday during the French Revolution, famously immortalized in Jacques-Louis David’s painting "The Death of Marat."
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E.
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald was the fatal shooting of President John F. Kennedy’s accused assassin by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while Oswald was in police custody, an event that fueled widespread controversy and conspiracy theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination
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historical event ⓘ political murder ⓘ |
| audienceSize | hundreds of people ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual remembrances of Malcolm X
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memorials at former Audubon Ballroom site ⓘ |
| convictedPerson |
Norman 3X Butler
ⓘ
Talmadge Hayer ⓘ Thomas 15X Johnson ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1965-02-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
investigation into Malcolm X’s death
ⓘ
trials of alleged assassins ⓘ |
| genre | political violence ⓘ |
| happenedDuring | civil rights movement ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome | murder convictions of three men ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Malcolm X
ⓘ
Nation of Islam dissidents ⓘ |
| impact |
increased tensions within civil rights movement
ⓘ
profound effect on Black freedom struggle in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media coverage ⓘ |
| motive |
ideological conflict
ⓘ
political ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Washington Heights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
killing of prominent African American civil rights leader
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occurring during a public speech in New York City ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | speech by Malcolm X ⓘ |
| organizerOfEvent | Organization of Afro-American Unity ⓘ |
| partOf | history of African American civil rights ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Norman 3X Butler
ⓘ
Talmadge Hayer ⓘ Thomas 15X Johnson ⓘ |
| place | Audubon Ballroom ⓘ |
| precededBy |
public break between Malcolm X and Nation of Islam
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threats against Malcolm X ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black freedom struggle
ⓘ
Black nationalism ⓘ Nation of Islam ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| target | Malcolm X ⓘ |
| victim | Malcolm X ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
handgun
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sawed-off shotgun ⓘ |
| year | 1965 ⓘ |
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Subject: assassination of Malcolm X Description of subject: The assassination of Malcolm X was the 1965 killing of the prominent African American civil rights leader and Nation of Islam dissident while he was delivering a speech in New York City, an event that profoundly impacted the Black freedom struggle in the United States.
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