At the age of 27, Malcolm changed his last name to X. He later wrote that Little was the name that "the white slavemaster ... had imposed upon [his] paternal forebears".
#Civilrights leader #MalcolmX was assassinated in New York on February 21, 1965. This is his story:
http://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/02/malcolm-nation-islam-black-power-movement-180221085553908.html
#humanrights
@LenieBlue
His Autobiography is still one of my favourite books. Interesting to see how his ideas changed, especially after the trip to Makkah.