BIRTH OF A BLACK HERO

MALCOLM X was born Malcolm Little, on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska.

One of 10 children, he grew up poor, an eighth grade drop out, with limited opportunity, during the Depression of the 1930s.

As an articulate advocate of Black pride, he quickly rose to prominence as a leader in the Nation of Islam.

His aggressive philosophy was clearly different from the other school of Black leadership during his time.

Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom, in New York City in 1965. He was 39 years of age.

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