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==Assassination==
==Assassination==
In February 1965, his center was firebombed. A week afterwards, Malcolm's life was threatened and he was told that he would be killed in the ballroom of the Audubon in Harlem. He was assassinated while giving a speech on February 21, 1965; he was shot 16 times by a number of men who rushed the stage. Three of the men subsequently arrested have been identified as being members of the [[Nation of Islam]].
In February 1965, his center was firebombed. A week afterwards, Malcolm's life was threatened and he was told that he would be killed in the ballroom of the Audubon in Harlem. He was assassinated while giving a speech on February 21, 1965; he was shot 16 times by a number of men who rushed the stage. Three of the men subsequently arrested have been identified as being members of the [[Nation of Islam]].
In 2021, on the anniversary of his death, Malcolm X's family used a "deathbed letter" from a retired [[NYPD]] officer to implicate the NYPD and [[FBI]] in his murder. In the letter, the retired officer allegedly "confessed" to luring two security guards to commit crimes so they would be arrested and prevented from guarding the Audubon the day of Malcolm X's murder.<ref>https://www.oann.com/civil-rights-attorneys-submit-letter-to-manhattan-da-claiming-nypd-fbi-conspired-in-malcolm-x-assassination/</ref>
==Legacy==
==Legacy==