Malcolm X
5/19/1925 - 2/21/1965
Taurus
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Malcolm X, the 39-year-old leader of a militant black nationalist movement, was shot to death yesterday afternoon at a rally of his followers in a ballroom in Washington Heights. Shortly before midnight, a 22-year-old Negro, Thomas Hagan, was arrested in a nearby hospital and charged with the killing.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Assassination (Gunshot wounds)
- Age at Death
- 39 years
- Funeral Location
- Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
- Final Resting Place
- Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, U.S.