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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother was the National recording secretary for the Marcus Garvey Movement which commanded millions of followers in the 1920s and 30s. His father was a Baptist minister and chapter president of The Universal Negro Improvement Association who appealed to President Hoover ...
Malcolm X. May 19, 1925 to February 21, 1965. As the nation’s most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, Malcolm X’s challenge to the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr., helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts that took place within the black freedom struggle of the 1960s.
Malcolm X (1992) A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride. 7,156 IMDb 7.7 3 h 21 min 1992.
Flashing back to contemporary 1944, Malcolm and Shorty and their girlfriends go to a jitterbug club. After a rigorous dancing number, Malcolm meets Sophia (Kate Vernon), a white, blond woman who becomes infatuated with him. Malcolm's black girlfriend, Laura (Theresa Randle), is a devout Catholic and has avoided Malcolm's sexual advances.
Jul 26, 2023 · Malcolm X (1992) In the wrong hands, a biographical epic can be a real snooze. In the right ones—and with a perceptive, expressive actor at its center—it can have a kind of transportive energy ...
1925 May 19: Malcolm X is born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of Earl and Louise Little's seven children. Earl, a Baptist minister, is a follower of Marcus Garvey's black ...
Jun 4, 2024 · Betty Shabazz (born May 28, 1934, Pinehurst, Georgia., U.S.—died June 23, 1997, Bronx, New York) was an American educator and civil rights activist who is perhaps best known as the wife of slain Black nationalist leader Malcolm X. Betty Shabazz was born Betty Dean Sanders in the small town of Pinehurst, Georgia, to Ollie Mae Sanders and ...
