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You know, if ever there was a people who should know how to practice brotherhood, it is the American Negro and it is the people of Egypt.

Malcolm X

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