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Malcolm X

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Mal·colm X  (mlkm ks) Originally Malcolm Little. 1925-1965.
American activist. A member of the Black Muslims (1952-1963), he advocated separatism and Black pride. After converting to orthodox Islam, he founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity (1964) and was assassinated in Harlem.

Malcolm X [ɛks]
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(Biographies / Malcolm X (1925-1965) M, US, POLITICS: civil-rights leader) original name Malcolm Little. 1925-65, US Black civil-rights leader: assassinated
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Noun1.Malcolm X - militant civil rights leader (1925-1965)Malcolm X - militant civil rights leader (1925-1965)


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