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Remembering Malcolm X on His 90th Birthday

Web ExclusiveMay 19, 2015

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Today marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X. Look back at Malcolm X’s life and legacy by browsing Democracy Now! coverage over the years. Below you can browse his speeches, as well as interviews with scholars, journalists, activists and his biographer Dr. Manning Marable–as well as a debate on Marable’s book. Click here for a debate between Malcolm X and James Baldwin, and click here to see all of our coverage.

Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet

50 Years After Murder, Malcolm X Remembered by Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz & Friend A. Peter Bailey

Part 2: 50 Years After Murder, Malcolm X Remembered by Daughter Ilyasah Shabazz & A. Peter Bailey

Civil Rights Activist Yuri Kochiyama on Witnessing the Assassination of Malcolm

Manning Marable on 'Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'

Manning Marable’s Controversial New Biography Refuels Debate on Life and Legacy of Malcolm X

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Grace Lee Boggs on Malcolm X: 'He Was a Person Always Searching to Transform Himself'

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