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The Negro was taught to speak the white man's tongue, worship the white God, and accept the white man as his superior.

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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Malachi Shabazz
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