Primary Sources: People - Civil Rights in America: X, Malcolm

30 second audio clip of Malcolm X

Given at the funeral of Malcolm X February 27, 1965 at the Faith Temple Church Of God

This site is from The University of Toledo and Twenty-first Century Books. Listen to speeches, see photos, etc. Also provides access to a bibliography and webliography for additional research.

Video of Malcolm X debating at Oxford University provided by Openculture.com

Discussion between Malcom X, Wyatt T. Walker, Alan Morrison, and James Farmer.

"“The special one-hour program was a brilliantly conceived examination of the racial crisis in America, illustrated through interviews with powerful Negro leaders of widely varying viewpoints. Brought together, in separate interviews, were the Rev. Martin Luther King, author James Baldwin, and Black Muslim leader Malcolm X. Under quiet, penetrating and perceptive probing by Dr. Kenneth Clark, a professor of psychology at City College of New York, these three seethed with emotions and ideas that were communicated with force and immediacy.” 1963."

"These rare photos and government documents chronicle the assassination of Malcolm X on February 21,1965."

"... an extensive collection of documents chronicling the death of Malcolm X. Included in this package are New York Police Department, FBI, prison, hospital, grand jury, and medical examiner records that have never previously been disclosed. From ballistics evidence and eyewitness accounts to a chilling autopsy photo and the bullet-riddled documents found in Malcolm's breast pocket, these documents offer a remarkable picture of a brutal crime."

Ossie Davis delivered an eulogy for Malcolm X at the Faith Temple Church Of God, February 27, 1965

"Gene Simpson, Ilyasah Shabazz and Peter Bailey describe the moment Malcolm X was shot and killed"