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American Experience "Malcolm X: Make It Plain"
Martin Luther King, Jr & Malcolm XPolitical philosopher and visionary, husband and father, dynamic orator and militant minister. In his lifetime, Malcolm X was many men. Born Malcolm Little, he later became "Detroit Red" and "New York Red" - a hustler, drug pusher, pimp, con man, and the head of a Boston robbery ring. After spending time in prison, he emerged as Minister Malcolm - Malcolm X, the fiery, eloquent spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Finally, he became El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, an internationally recognized leader and advocate for oppressed peoples. He was both loved and despised, revered and feared - until an assassin's bullet cut him down at age 39.
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Monday, 2/11/08 from 9-11:30 p.m. ET
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pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/index.html
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