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That's not a chip on my shoulder, that's your foot on my neck.

Malcolm X

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Malcolm X
Age: 39 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: February 21
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Human Rights Activist
Muslim Minister
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Malcolm Little
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
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