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In 1960 Malcolm visited with Castro.  When, in 1963, he characterized the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]] as a case "of the chicken that came home to roost," he was suspended from the black Muslim movement. Disillusioned with the instructions of Elijah Muhammad, as well as Muhammad's personal adulteries, Malcolm formed his own organization, the organization of Afro-Americans and the Muslim Mosque. In 1964 he made a pilgrimage to the holy city of [[Islam]], [[Mecca]] and adopted the name ''El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz'' as he converted to regular Islam.

In 1960 Malcolm visited with Castro.  When, in 1963, he characterized the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy]] as a case "of the chicken that came home to roost," he was suspended from the black Muslim movement. Disillusioned with the instructions of Elijah Muhammad, as well as Muhammad's personal adulteries, Malcolm formed his own organization, the organization of Afro-Americans and the Muslim Mosque. In 1964 he made a pilgrimage to the holy city of [[Islam]], [[Mecca]] and adopted the name ''El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz'' as he converted to regular Islam.

Moreover he adopted views that were not popular with some black nationalists, comprised of the idea that not all white men were  diabolic and that the black men could make their gains working through established avenues.

Moreover, he adopted views that were not popular with some black nationalists, comprised of the idea that not all white men were  diabolic and that the black men could make their gains working through established avenues.

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]].