1965: Malcolm X, U.S. Muslim minister who was one of the best known civil rights activists of his generation, is assassinated at 39. Malcolm X (Wikimedia Commons/Library of Congress/New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection) Malcolm X would not be silenced even by his own assassination. That summer, “Malcolm X” became a graffito on ghetto walls and a rallying cry of urban uprisings. That fall, his ghost-written autobiography, which told of childhood experiences that confirmed au currant sociological theories, won an eclectic intellectual and youthful white audience. Malcolm X, already a legend on the streets, became a legend on college dormitory posters, a shibboleth in the tea rooms of the Revolution. The anniversary of his birth became “Malcolm X Day,” celebrated in a dozen cities. “Parks, streets and ghetto playgrounds have been named after him,” reported Time in 1970. In 1972, Malcolm X became the title of a low-budget documentary and, in 1992, of an over-budget Spike Lee “joint” — although graphics often reduced it to X. Read more - See more at: legacy/news/today-in-history/died-on-february-21/2003/#sthash.qsEbXNyC.dpuf
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