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Malcolm X
American Black rights activist
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dead
- born
- 1925
- died
- 1965
- age at death
- 39
- known for
- politician, autobiographer, political activist
1925 – 1965

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who malcolm x is
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, civil rights leader, and Muslim minister who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as a spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964. He is often regarded as one of the most significant Muslim figures in the history of the United States.
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