Malcolm X photos

Civil rights advocate Malcolm X gives a look of deep thought as he gazes forward in 1960. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Malcolm X (C), the leader of the Organization for the Afro-American unity, walks the streets of Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo by STF/AFP/Getty Images)

Malcolm X speaks passionately to a crowd at an outdoor rally in 1963. (Photo by Bob Parent/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Muslim minister Malcolm X gives a lecture to a formally dressed audience in August, 1963 at Temple 7 in Harlem, New York. (Photo by Richard Saunders/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Malcolm X stands at the counter of the popular Halal restaurant called Temple 7, known for it's prominence among black Muslims, in Harlem during the fall of 1963. (Photo by Richard Saunders/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Malcolm X steps into his car from a crowded sidewalk in front of popular Harlem restaurant Temple 7 in 1963. (Photo by Richard Saunders/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Malcolm X spreads his message of justice during the Civil Rights Movement as he speaks to a crowd in Harlem on September 7, 1963. (Photo by Adger Cowans/Getty Images)

Malcolm X sitis down with Prince (later King) Faisal al-Saud, the regent of Saudi Arabia, during a pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in April 1964. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Malcolm X flashes a seldomly seen smile after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City from a tour of the Middle East on May 21, 1964. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Civil rights activists Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X have a meeting of the minds as they wait for a press conference on March 26, 1964. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Malcolm X, stands before a crowd and addresses them as the former spokesman for the Nation of Islam on November 22, 1964. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Malcolm X (L) exchanges words with General Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu (R), leader of the Zanzibar Revolution on November 23, 1964. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Malcolm X walks around the Oxford campus with Eric Abrahams (R), the Student Union president, before speaking with students about radical actions in the name of liberty on December 3, 1964. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Malcolm X wipes the sweat from his brow during a press conference at the Park Sheraton Hotel on March 12, 1964. (Photo by John Tresilian/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Cassius Marcellus Clay, better known as Muhammad Ali, stands with fellow Muslim and civil rights activist Malcolm X in New York City on March 2, 1964. (Photo by John Peodincuk/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Malcolm X responds to questions from journalists during press time at Audubon Ballroom in New York City on February 15, 1965. (Photo by Bill Quinn/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Following the shooting of Malcolm X, a reporter examines the bullet holes at the scene of the crime in the Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

The coffin of civil rights leader Malcolm X is exported into a vehicle on March 6, 1965, after his assassination. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

The streets are packed with people who plan to pay their respects to the late Malcolm X during his funeral in 1965. (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Malcolm X poses for an iconic portrait, being remembered for his radical ideals and major impact in the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)