Malcolm Little, known as Malcolm X, was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Neb. After a complicated childhood, he became a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
After years of speaking on behalf of the Nation of Islam there was a falling out with the group, but continued to raise awareness for civil rights.
He was assassinated while speaking, Feb 21, 1965 in Manhattan after being shot 15 times.
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- Malcolm Little, known as Malcolm X, was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Neb. After a complicated childhood, he became a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. After years of speaking on behalf of the Nation of Islam there was a falling out with the group, but continued to raise awareness for civil rights. He was assassinated while speaking, Feb 21, 1965 in Manhattan after being shot 15 times.Getty Images
- Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X waiting for a press conference, March 26, 1964.Getty Images
- Malcolm X at Temple 7, a Halal restaurant in Harlem, New York, Aug. 1963.Getty Images
- Cassius Clay signs autographs outside the Trans-Lux Theater in New York, March 1, 1964, with Malcolm X to his side.AP Photo
- Malcolm X, center, is shown with daughters Qubilah, left, and Attallah, right, at their home in Queens, New York, 1962.AP Photo
- Malcolm X, with the president of the Student Union Eric Abrahams, right, before addressing Oxford University students on the subject of extremism and liberty, Dec. 3, 1964.Getty Images
- American civil rights leader Malcolm X at an outdoor rally.Getty Images
- Malcolm X on Marshall Street in Smethwick, near Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 12, 1965.Getty Images
- Malcolm X with Fidel Castro in Harlem, New York, 1960.UIG via Getty Images
- Malcolm X addresses a rally in Harlem, New York on June 29, 1963.AP Photo
- Malcolm X poses during an interview in New York, March 5, 1964.AP Photo
