why malcom X is a king : a 🧵
PSA: a lot of malcolm’s outrage stems from childhood - his father was murdered by white supremacists and his mother was institutionalised, leaving him in a white foster family.
- he separated from NOI in the early 1960s and set onto pilgrimage in Makkah, setting him on a new path
- he is one of the most sought after university speakers, due to his speeches on human rights/freedom/action and community building
- lead the Unity Rally in Harlem (June 1963) and it remains one of the nations largest civil rights events
- converted Muhammad Ali and hundreds of other citizens
- responsible for the organisation of the Organizations of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)
- drew attention to poor economic and political conditions of Black Americans, specifically in northern ghettos
- formed the Muslim Mosque after his departure from the NOI
- assassinated in NYC in 1965 but still remains one of the most influential civil rights activists to date, whilst still educating society on Islam.
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