History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1988 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Malcolm X
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The idea
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, was the Nation of Islam's best-known member in the nineteen sixties.
In practice
In nineteen sixty-four, after a trip to Africa, he left the Nation to found the Organization of Afro-American Unity, seeking freedom by any means necessary.
Where people slip
On February twenty-first, nineteen sixty-five, members of the Nation of Islam killed him, the anchor records.
Your place on the trail
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