Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On February 21, 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated as he was getting ready to make a speech at the Organization of Afro-American Unity in NYC. He was shot by three members of the Nation of Islam and was pronounced dead on arrival at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

For more news footage of Malcolm X go to:
nbcuniarchives.com/anniversaries/february/malcolmx

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