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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- American activist. A member of the Nation of Islam (1952–1963), he advocated separatism and black pride. After converting to orthodox Islam, he founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity (1964) and was assassinated in Harlem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun See
malcolm little .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun militant civil rights leader (1925-1965)
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LEMON (voice over): Mushy is the word Malcolm X's daughter used to describe her dad.
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LEMON (voice over): Mushy is the word Malcolm X's daughter used to describe her dad.
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To paraphrase Malcolm X, the chickens are coming home to roost.
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When Malcolm Little, better known as Malcolm X, was converted to the "Nation of Islam", he gave the movement the organizational skill and the eloquence which it previously lacked.
The Black Experience in America Norman Coombs
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With the conversion of Malcolm Little, better known as Malcolm X, the
The Black Experience in America Norman Coombs
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While people can name Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, so many important black Canadian figures are forgotten.
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The most recent films chosen were "Study of a River," an experimental 1996 film about the Hudson River, and "Malcolm X," Spike Lee's 1992 biography of the civil rights leader.
'The Empire Strikes Back' Inducted Into Library of Congress AP 2010
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The most recent films chosen were "Study of a River," an experimental 1996 film about the Hudson River, and "Malcolm X," Spike Lee's 1992 biography of the civil rights leader.
'The Empire Strikes Back' Inducted Into Library of Congress AP 2010
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It recalls Malcolm X’s famous interpretation of black America history, about not landing on Plymouth rock, but having the rock land on us.
On 9-11 Adam Roberts Project 2007
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It recalls Malcolm X’s famous interpretation of black America history, about not landing on Plymouth rock, but having the rock land on us.
Archive 2007-01-01 Adam Roberts Project 2007
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