he February 21, 1965In front of his wife and children while presenting his new foundation, Malcolm. By then, He was a true symbol of the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in the United States.
“His courage and powerful voice continue to inspire generations in the fight against racial injustice, and his story represents the complex path toward equality in the United States and the world,” said an article from the Martin Luther King Institute at Stanford University.
He adds that as well The most visible defender of black nationalismHe is remembered as a fierce critic of Luther King. However, King himself wrote: “Although we did not always agree on methods, I always felt a deep affection for him and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and roots of the problem.”
Malcolm His speech broke with the traditional strategies of nonviolence and integration that King had championed.
“By any means”
As a BBC article from the 1960s noted, “Slavery was long gone, but in many parts of the United States segregation was legal and an accepted fact of daily life.” Malcolm X then said that “the wounds of centuries of black slavery must be taken seriously and treated by any means.”
Malcolm LittleHis real name, he was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925. Since he was a child, he has faced violence and discrimination. His father was murdered when he was six years old and his mother was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm After a difficult adolescence, he became involved in criminal activities and was sentenced to prison in 1945. In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam (NOI) and adopted the “X” as a symbol of the lost surname of his African ancestors.
Upon his release in 1952, he moved to Chicago and became a minister under Elijah Muhammad. By the late 1950s, he had become the leading spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
“In the spring of 1964, he broke away from the Nation of Islam and performed the Hajj. Upon his return, he began following a path similar to King’s, Combining religious leadership and political work“Remembers the King’s Institute.
Founded by Malcolm Organization of African American Unity He reframed his speech, calling for international solidarity and human rights, not just civil rights within the United States.
The BBC says: “Thinking of Malcolm
For the British network, “Malcolm is a bridge between a longer tradition, predating the twentieth century, and the younger activists of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This is Malcolm
He believed that African Americans needed their own independent institutions because they could not trust racist systems. For this reason, He talked about creating separate black states. But he sometimes used shock tactics to express his position He even said that “the white man is the devil.”.
“Malcolm
Malcolm After working for the Nation of Islam for 12 years, Malcolm X learned that Muhammad had had sexual relations with younger women in the organization. Therefore, he decided to separate from the organization.
He was deeply religious, and upon his return from Mecca, he participated with his wife and children in launching his new organization. So, They shot him. They were likely members of the Nation of Islam The crime has not been solved.