A closer look at the last days of Malcolm X. What really happened

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A closer look at the last days of Malcolm X. What really happened

On this day in 1965, Malcolm X was speaking at an Organization of Afro-American Unity event at Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom when a group of men suddenly rushed to the podium and fatally shot him several times. Three Nation of Islam members were held responsible for the shooting and convicted in 1966. Malcolm X’s February 21...

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