He compared it to Paul’s Biblical conversion on the road to Damascus. For him, it was night and day. Under the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm became the Nation’s national spokesman and the most ...

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X pictured during their first and only meeting, outside the US Capitol on 26 March 1964 | Credit: Trikosko / Library of Congress / Interim Archives / Getty Images ...

They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most ...

The Proverbs Band sets up before performing for a centennial celebration for Malcolm X on May 19, 2025, what would have been his 100th birthday. The group performed near a banner donning Malcolm X’s ...

Malcolm Little, better known as Malcolm X (left), rejected Martin Luther King’s notion of non-violent protest. He was portrayed by actor Denzel Washington (right) in Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic ...

He also spent some years opposing Martin Luther King Jr.’s peaceful protest approach to achieving equality, but later in his life, he worked with MLK and left the Nation of Islam.

Abdul-Jabbar cites the encounter as the start of his civil rights activism, leaving the meeting with "a renewed allegiance to Dr. King’s optimism about humanity’s innate goodness," he writes.

Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-1968) and Malcolm X (Malcolm Little - 1925-1965) waiting for a press conference, 26 March 1964. Photographer: Marion S.Trikoskor. Universal History Archive/Getty ...

Abdul-Jabbar cites the encounter as the start of his civil rights activism, leaving the meeting with "a renewed allegiance to Dr. King’s optimism about humanity’s innate goodness," he writes.

A Genealogy Of ViolenceWhen the Word Is Given …, by Louis E. Lomax (World, 1963, 224 pp., $3.95), is reviewed by Glenn W. Samuelson, associate professor of sociology, Eastern Baptist College, St ...

In 1964, after breaking with the Nation of Islam and publicly accusing its leader, Elijah Muhammad, of adultery, Malcolm was candid with CBS News' Mike Wallace about the danger he faced.

Human Shield. Chicago police ringed Elijah Muhammad’s 19-room, $50,000 red brick mansion on the South Side, reconnoitered nearby Muslim buildings.