Date in year · 1964 · The 1960s
On June 28, 1964, malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. The year's #1 song was "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. Davis Love III, Niall Ferguson, John Carney would arrive in the same year.
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Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader, who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity, to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community.
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American civil rights activist (1925–1965)
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader, who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity, to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community.
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