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1925
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Born in Omaha, Nebraska, May 19 |
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1940
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Moves to Boston |
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1941-1946
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Small-time hustler in Harlem |
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1946
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Arrested for burglary, sentenced to ten years in prison |
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1947-1952
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Introduced to Islam, converts |
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1952
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Released from prison, joins Nation of Islam, becoming minister |
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1957
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Founds influential Black Muslim publication Muhammad Speaks |
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1959
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Broadcast documentary "The Hate that Hate Produced" C. Eric Lincoln's Black Muslim in America appear |
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1963
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With Alex Haley, begins collaboration on the Autobiography of Malcolm
X President John F. Kennedy assassinated |
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1964
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Breaks with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam Founds the Muslim Mosque, Inc., and later the Organization of Afro-American Unity Makes pilgrimage to Mecca |
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1965
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Assassinated February 21 at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City |