Posted on Mar 12, 2016
Did Malcolm X's decision to leave the Nation of Islam 1964 lead to his assassination?
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Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest an
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Oh Yeah, Of Course. People don't like when you challenge the Party Line in this case "Nation of Islam" I understand he was starting to adopt a more Tolerant Line also he was a Threat to the Upper Echelon of the Nation of Islam.
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The FBI COINTELPRO program under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover killed brother Malcolm, Martin, and Huey. They wanted to disrupt the revolution that was taking place in America during that time.
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Pretty sure it was a murder. Not assassination. Presidents and world leaders are assassinated.
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Wow, what a great topic. Did he diverge from the leaders ? Or was it somehow personal?
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For some reason your entire post is not appearing at my end, it stops after the words: "...one of the greatest an".
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I was a young kid when all this stuff happened. I remember a lot of my adult neighbors (white, Italian, German, etc.) reaction was "good, let them kill each other". I think at the time, most people didn't understand the dynamic nor cared to. One thing for sure, it wasn't an amicable divorce. I'm sure we look at things through a different lens now.
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Malcolm didn't split from the Nation of Islam, they suspended him because of negative comments he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy (remember the nation was mourning) He called it ""a case of chickens coming home to roost" and an outgrowth of violence whites used against Negros"
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