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[[Image:Malcolm_x.jpg|right||thumb|Malcolm X]]

[[Image:Malcolm x.jpg|right||thumb|Malcolm X]]

'''Malcolm X''' was the son of a minister who was a strong supporter of the universal improvement of the black person and a supporter of [[Marcus Garvey]].  Malcolm himself was a prominent member of the [[Nation of Islam]] before breaking with the group, and was a victim of assassination.

'''Malcolm X''' was the son of a minister who was a strong supporter of the universal improvement of the black person and a supporter of [[Marcus Garvey]].  Malcolm himself was a prominent member of the [[Nation of Islam]] before breaking with the group, and was a victim of assassination.

In 1929 the family moved to [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]]. While in Michigan, Malcolm's father was killed; his body was divided in two from a [[tram|streetcar]] and his head was broken. In his autobiography, written with Alex Haley, Malcolm has alleged that his father was killed by members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. His mother was engaged in a mental institution. Leaving the school after the eighth grade, Malcolm made his way to [[New York City]], working for a short time as a waiter in [[Harlem]].

In 1929 the family moved to [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]]. While in Michigan, Malcolm's father was killed; his body was divided in two from a [[tram|streetcar]] and his head was broken. In his autobiography, written with Alex Haley, Malcolm has alleged that his father was killed by members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. His mother was engaged in a mental institution. Leaving the school after the eighth grade, Malcolm made his way to [[New York City]], working for a short time as a waiter in [[Harlem]].

Malcolm did not fight in [[World War II]] as he didn’t appear when drafted. Later on, he acted mentally incompetent to get out of penalties for not appearing when drafted. Malcolm began to sell and use [[drugs]], turned to [[burglary]] and, in 1946, was sentenced to a term of ten years of prison on charges of burglary. While in [[prison]] he was converted to the [[Nation of Islam]], changed his name, and quickly learned the [[Koran]]; as directed by [[Elijah Muhammad]].

Malcolm did not fight in [[World War II]] as he didn't appear when drafted. Later on, he acted mentally incompetent to get out of penalties for not appearing when drafted. Malcolm began to sell and use [[drugs]], turned to [[burglary]] and, in 1946, was sentenced to a term of ten years of prison on charges of burglary. While in [[prison]] he was converted to the [[Nation of Islam]], changed his name, and quickly learned the [[Koran]]; as directed by [[Elijah Muhammad]].

==Nation of Islam==

==Nation of Islam==

Malcolm X described his political views this way: {{quotebox|"The white Liberal differs from the white Conservative only in one way; the Liberal is more [[deceit]]ful, more hypocritical, than the Conservative. Both want power, but the White Liberal is the one who has perfected the art of posing as the Negro's friend and benefactor and by winning the friendship and support of the Negro, the White Liberal is able to use the Negro as a pawn or a weapon in this political football game, that is constantly raging, between the White Liberals and the White Conservatives. The American Negro is nothing, but a political "football game" that is constantly raging between the white liberals and white conservatives.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7YmjWW9tx4</ref>}}

Malcolm X described his political views this way: {{quotebox|"The white Liberal differs from the white Conservative only in one way; the Liberal is more [[deceit]]ful, more hypocritical, than the Conservative. Both want power, but the White Liberal is the one who has perfected the art of posing as the Negro's friend and benefactor and by winning the friendship and support of the Negro, the White Liberal is able to use the Negro as a pawn or a weapon in this political football game, that is constantly raging, between the White Liberals and the White Conservatives. The American Negro is nothing, but a political "football game" that is constantly raging between the white liberals and white conservatives.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7YmjWW9tx4</ref>}}

[[File:Malcolm X and Ahmad Shukeiri.PNG|thumb|pro Nazi Shukeiri brainwashed Malcolm X (Sep/1964)]]

[[File:Malcolm X and Ahmad Shukeiri.PNG|thumb|pro Nazi Shukeiri brainwashed Malcolm X (Sep/1964)]]

[[File:Malcolm X Deluxe.PNG|thumb| How Malcolm X changed his view after meeting Shukeiri Sep/1964]]

[[File:Malcolm X Deluxe.PNG|thumb|How Malcolm X changed his view after meeting Shukeiri Sep/1964]]

Pro-Hitler <font size=1>(who cheered for the Axis in 1939-40,<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=pJkH06fTLD8C&pg=PA189</ref> allied with [[Hitler]] since Russia went into the war in 1941,<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=SxuiouvRuwkC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Out%20for%20hitler%22&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=0nacFQ7dBJIC&pg=SL1-PA525</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=3Yah_o9r5V4C&pg=SL1-PA456</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1967.02.03.001/9</ref> in 1946 has justified the Holocaust of 6,000,000 Jews,<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2751,1591402</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1946.07.12.001/2</ref> and endorsed Neo Nazi strontroopers in Nov.30.62, <ref>https://www.jta.org/1962/12/03/archive/recall-of-arab-delegate-from-u-n-is-sought-saluted-tacuara</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1962.12.07.001/1</ref> knowing full well their Nazism, as he mentioned<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=n9c3AQAAIAAJ&q=shukairy+apartheid</ref> the Sep-16-1962 NYT article <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/16/archives/argentine-youths-in-nazi-group-salute-and-cry-hail-tacuara.html</ref> where it explicit states so.)</font> [[Ahmad Shukeiri]] influenced Malcolm X into buying "Palestinian" based bigotry (Sep/1964).<ref>Marable, Manning. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RownbjVryWIC&pg=PT457 Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention]. United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group, 2011.<blockquote>

Pro-Hitler <font size=1>(who cheered for the Axis in 1939–40,<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=pJkH06fTLD8C&pg=PA189</ref> allied with [[Hitler]] since Russia went into the war in 1941,<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=SxuiouvRuwkC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Out%20for%20hitler%22&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=0nacFQ7dBJIC&pg=SL1-PA525</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=3Yah_o9r5V4C&pg=SL1-PA456</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1967.02.03.001/9</ref> in 1946 has justified the Holocaust of 6,000,000 Jews,<ref>http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jEwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2751,1591402</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1946.07.12.001/2</ref> and endorsed Neo Nazi strontroopers in Nov.30.62,<ref>https://www.jta.org/1962/12/03/archive/recall-of-arab-delegate-from-u-n-is-sought-saluted-tacuara</ref><ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1962.12.07.001/1</ref> knowing full well their Nazism, as he mentioned<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=n9c3AQAAIAAJ&q=shukairy+apartheid</ref> the Sep-16-1962 NYT article <ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/16/archives/argentine-youths-in-nazi-group-salute-and-cry-hail-tacuara.html</ref> where it explicit states so.)</font> [[Ahmad Shukeiri]] influenced Malcolm X into buying "Palestinian" based bigotry (Sep/1964).<ref>Marable, Manning. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RownbjVryWIC&pg=PT457 Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention]. United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group, 2011.<blockquote>

In early September Malcolm took a two-day trip to Gaza, meeting a number of local government officials and visiting several Palestinian refugee camps near the Israeli border.

In early September Malcolm took a two-day trip to Gaza, meeting a number of local government officials and visiting several Palestinian refugee camps near the Israeli border.

He prayed at a local masjid, accompanied by several religious leaders, before holding a press conference in Gaza's parliament building. The Nation had admired the state of Israel as a concrete expression of Jewish Zionism; henceforth Malcolm would view Israel as a neocolonial proxy for U.S. imperialism.  

He prayed at a local masjid, accompanied by several religious leaders, before holding a press conference in Gaza's parliament building. The Nation had admired the state of Israel as a concrete expression of Jewish Zionism; henceforth Malcolm would view Israel as a neocolonial proxy for U.S. imperialism.  

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>

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>

On 17 November, 2001, District Attorney [[Cyrus Vance, Jr.]] announced that two men convicted for the crime,  Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, would have those convictions vacated. <ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/17/malcolm-x-2-men-cleared-civil-rights-leaders-1965-killing/8653852002/</ref>

On 17 November 2001, District Attorney [[Cyrus Vance, Jr.]] announced that two men convicted for the crime,  Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, would have those convictions vacated.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/17/malcolm-x-2-men-cleared-civil-rights-leaders-1965-killing/8653852002/</ref>

==Legacy==

==Legacy==