Biography
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, civil rights activist, and Muslim minister who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam (NOI) while in prison and served as a spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964. He is often regarded as one of the most significant Muslim figures in the history of the United States. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure within the African American community for his pursuit of racial justice and equality.
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Awards & recognition
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · 1966
Filmography32 titles
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
La Californie !
Muhammad Ali
The FBI's War on Black America
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
13th
I Am Not Your Negro
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Malcolm X
Explained
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Precious
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Malcolm X
Mike Wallace Is Here
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
American Experience
Frontline
Frontline
Da 5 Bloods
The Apollo
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
A Huey P. Newton Story
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Stand
America's Woman
COINTELPRO 101