Malcolm X

Malcolm X

  • Birthday: 1925-05-19
  • Deathday: 1965-02-21
  • Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Also know as: ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ

Biography

Malcolm X ( May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist.To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. His detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, antisemitism, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history, and in 1998, Time named The Autobiography of Malcolm X one of the ten most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The events of his childhood, including his father's lessons concerning black pride and self-reliance, and his own experiences concerning race played a significant role in Malcolm X's adult life. By the time he was thirteen, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in a number of criminal activities in Boston and New York City. In 1946, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam, and after his parole in 1952 he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years he was the public face of the controversial group. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to Malcolm X's quitting the organization in March 1964. He subsequently traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East and founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular Organization of Afro-American Unity, which advocated Pan-Africanism. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated by three members of the group while giving a speech in New York. The beliefs expressed by Malcolm X changed during his lifetime. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and deified the leaders of the organization. He also advocated the separation of black and white Americans, which put him at odds with the civil rights movement, which was working towards integration. After he left the Nation of Islam in 1964, Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim, made the pilgrimage to Mecca and disavowed racism, while remaining a champion of black self-determination, self defense, and human rights. He expressed a willingness to work with civil rights leaders and described his previous position with the Nation of Islam as that of a "zombie". Description above from the Wikipedia article Malcolm X, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

2001

As Self (archive footage)

Black Liberation

1967

As Himself

When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X

2019

As Self (archive footage)

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

1970

As Himself

Malcolm X

1972

As Self (archive footage)

Walk in My Shoes

1961

As Self

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

As Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest

1974

As Self (archive footage)

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes

2018

As Self (archive footage)

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007

As Himself (archive footage)

COINTELPRO: The FBI's War on Black America

1990

As Self (archive footage)

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

2017

As Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali The Whole Story

1996

As Self (archive footage)

A Huey P. Newton Story

2001

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barney's Wall

2019

As Himself (archival footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

As Self (archive footage)

Black Power Salute

2008

As Self (archive footage)

Death Scenes 2

1992

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

COINTELPRO 101

2010

As Self (archive footage)

The Apollo

2019

As Self (archive footage)

All Power to the People!

1996

As Self (archive footage)

13th

2016

As Self (archive footage)

Lemonade

2016

As Self (voice) (uncredited)

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

As Self (archive footage)

Stand

2023

As Self (archive footage)

Da 5 Bloods

2020

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Malcolm X

1992

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Malcolm X

1992

As Book

Malcolm X

1972

As Book

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