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The Nation of Islam: A brief history

  • Written by Joseph R. Stuart, Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham Young University
imageMalcolm X helped lead the Nation of Islam until 1964.Truman Moore/Getty Images

May 2023 marks 98 years since the birth of civil rights leader Malcolm X, formerly Malcolm Little.

Malcolm X was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, or NOI, and helped to lead the organization until he left in 1964 – the year before his assassination.

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