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person_profile-Malcolm X

Malcolm X Died at age: 39

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Malcolm X

Date of Birth:

May 19, 1925

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 21, 1965

Biography of

Malcolm X

    Malcolm X ( May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist.To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history, and in 1998, Time named The Autobiography of Malcolm X one of the ten most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century.

    Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The events of his childhood, including his father's lessons concerning black pride and self-reliance, and his own experiences concerning race played a significant role in Malcolm X's adult life. By the time he was thirteen, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in a number of criminal activities in Boston and New York City. In 1946, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.

    While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam, and after his parole in 1952 he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years he was the public face of the controversial group. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to Malcolm X's quitting the organization in March 1964. He subsequently traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East and founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular Organization of Afro-American Unity, which advocated Pan-Africanism. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated by three members of the group while giving a speech in New York.

    The beliefs expressed by Malcolm X changed during his lifetime. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and deified the leaders of the organization. He also advocated the separation of black and white Americans, which put him at odds with the civil rights movement, which was working towards integration. After he left the Nation of Islam in 1964, Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim, made the pilgrimage to Mecca and disavowed racism, while remaining a champion of black self-determination, self defense, and human rights. He expressed a willingness to work with civil rights leaders and described his previous position with the Nation of Islam as that of a "zombie".

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Malcolm X

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Filmography of

Malcolm X

Found 34 Movies in total

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2024

Stand

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2023

... 2021

... 2021

... 2020

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

Da 5 Bloods

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2020

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

Barney's Wall

Himself (archival footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

The Apollo

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

... 2018

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

I Am Not Your Negro

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

13th

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2016

Lemonade

Self (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2016

... 2013

COINTELPRO 101

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2010

Black Power Salute

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2008

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2007

A Huey P. Newton Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2001

... 2001

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

All Power to the People!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Book

... 1992

Death Scenes 2

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1992

The FBI's War on Black America

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

A Decade of Struggle

Self ( Actor )

... 1980

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1974

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

Book

... 1972

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

Himself ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1959

America's Woman

Self ( Actor )

... -0001