Today marks what would have been the 90th birthday of African-American leader and prominent figure Malcolm X.
He efficiently articulated concepts of race, pride and nationalism. Let’s take a look at pictures of Malcolm X throughout the years and pay homage to him on his birthday!
“You don’t have a peaceful revolution. You don’t have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There’s no such thing as a nonviolent revolution.”
—Malcolm X
Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister (1925–1965)
Supporting boycott were Harlem’s Rep. Adam Clayton Powell and Malcolm X, also known as Brother Malcolm. (G. Marshall Wilson/EBONY Collection)
