Where was Malcolm X when he went to Selma?
After Malcolm had addressed a meeting of several thousand on February 3 at nearby Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, students there insisted that he go with them to Selma the next day, and Malcolm agreed. King was being held in jail in Selma at the time.
What did Malcolm X say at the Audubon Ballroom?
Malcolm described theirreaction in a speech to a February 15 meeting of the OAAU [Organization of Afro-American Unity] at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, less than a week before he was gunned down in that same hall. “King’s man didn’t want me to talk to [the youth],” Malcolm said.
Why was Malcolm X at Tuskegee last night?
MALCOLM X: Well, I spoke at Tuskegee last night and many of the students invited me to come up here today. Yes. I was at Tuskegee last night to speak on the Black revolution and to stress the relationship between the Black revolution that’s taking place in Africa with the Black revolution that’s taking place here in America.
Where was Malcolm X when he was firebombed?
February 14, 1965 (Sunday) In the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, the home of Malcolm X (who used the surname Shabazz) was firebombed by Molotov cocktails while he, his wife Betty, and four children were sleeping inside.
Where was the funeral of Malcolm X held?
Malcolm X’s widow, Betty Shabazz, takes a last look at the body of her husband before the casket is closed after funeral services at the Faith Temple of God in Christ in New York’s Harlem, February 27, 1965. Loudspeakers carried the service to the overflow crowd outside the 1,000-seat church.
Where was Malcolm X assassinated in New York City?
February 21, 1965 (Sunday) Malcolm X was assassinated at Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom, located in Washington Heights at 564 West 166th Street.
Who was shot at Audubon Ballroom Malcolm X?
Hagan, one of the gunmen, was wounded at the Audubon Ballroom where Malcolm X was assassinated earlier in the day. Hagan was beaten by the crowd before police arrived.
