- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Malcolm X
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1950/1965
- Subject:
- Communism--United States
Governmental investigations--United States
Governmental investigations--Michigan--Detroit
Civil rights--United States
Civil rights--Michigan--Detroit
Civil rights workers--United States
Civil rights workers--Michigan--Detroit
African American civil rights workers
African Americans--Civil rights
Black Muslims
Black nationalism--United States
Black power--United States
Muslims--United States
African Americans--Religion
United States--Race relations
Nation of Islam (Detroit, Mich.)
Organization of Afro-American Unity
Muslim Mosque, Inc.
African American men--New York (State)--New York
African American men--Death
African American men--Violence against--New York (State)--New York
Men--Violence against--New York (State)--New York
Assassination--New York (State)--New York
Assassination--Investigation--New York (State)--New York
Homicide--New York (State)--New York
Murder--Investigation--New York (State)--New York
Criminal investigation--New York (State)--New York
Violent deaths--New York (State)--New York
Intervention (Federal government)--New York (State)--New York
Violence--New York (State)--New York
Shooting (Execution)--New York (State)--New York
Shotguns--New York (State)--New York
Firearms--New York (State)--New York
Gunshot wounds--New York (State)--New York - People:
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Assassination
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965--Death and burial
Aziz, Muhammad Abdul, 1939-
Hagan, Thomas
Johnson, Thomas - Location:
- United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.04575
United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Inkster, 42.2942, -83.30993
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Malcom X was the Minister of the Nation of Islam up to March 1964. He left the Nation of Islam and formed the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Malcom X was assassinated in 1965 while delivering a speech in New York City. Norman Butler (Muhammad Abdul Aziz), Thomas Johnson and Talmage Hayer were convicted of Malcom X's murder and all three were sentenced to life in prison. The FBI investigated Malcom X to verify communist influence.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/Malcolm%20X
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights:
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