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Fifty years after the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X, family members gathered to remember the leader, just steps from where he was gunned down in New York City in 1965.
Around 300 people listened to one of Malcolm X's six daughters, Ilyasah Shabazz, pay tribute to her father and his legacy at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. The building previously housed the Audubon Ballroom, where he was assassinated.
Malcolm X, whose full name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was killed in the ballroom on Feb. 21, 1965, as he prepared to speak to hundreds of his followers. He was 39. Murals depicting scenes from his life now cover its walls Read more...
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