Malcolm X

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, was an African American civil rights activist and Muslim minister who was assassinated in New York City in 1965. He became a leading spokesperson for the Nation of Islam after his parole in 1952, and later left it for Sunni Islam. His books include The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which tells his life story in his own words, and Malcolm X: The Last Speeches, a collection of his speeches and writings.