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Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Manhattan, New York City on February 21, 1965, at age 39.
Nov 17, 2021 · Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing Thursday after a half-century effort to clear their names. New York County Supreme Court...
Nov 17, 2021 · On Thursday, a judge dismissed the convictions of two of the three men found guilty of killing Malcolm X. The move came after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. acknowledged...
- Sydney Trent
Nov 17, 2021 · By Troy Closson. Nov. 17, 2021. For decades, the killing of Malcolm X has captivated the attention of scholars with a critical question: Were the wrong men convicted of the crime? One of three...
- Troy Closson
Nov 17, 2021 · The two men, known at the time of the killing as Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson, spent decades in prison for the murder, which took place on Feb. 21, 1965, when three men...
Feb 6, 2020 · Mr. Johnson, who became Khalil Islam, died in 2009; Mr. Butler, who is now Muhammad Abdul Aziz, was granted parole in 1985 and still maintains his innocence. In the late 1970s, Mr. Halim filed...
Dec 14, 2021 · Malcolm X was shot and killed by three men in 1965, allegedly for leaving the Nation of Islam. The case was reopened in 2020 and the men were exonerated after new evidence emerged.
