In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights.

Of the three assailants, two are alive and free today.I was surprised to read this, but Talmadge Hayer (Thomas Hagan) is free after 44 years in jail and regrets having shot Malcolm X.

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