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Malcolm X

AKA:

el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz

Birth Name:

Malcolm Little

Birth Date:

May 19, 1925

Birth Place:

Omaha, Nebraska

Death Date:

February 21, 1965

Place of Death:

Audubon Ballroom, 3940 Broadway at West 165th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Assassination - 15 gunshot wounds

Cemetery Name:

Ferncliff Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Malcolm X was a Muslim minister and controversial human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was also a widely celebrated figure within African-American and popular during the civil rights era. A year before his murder, Malcolm X had split with the Nation of Islam, and began getting death threats from Nation of Islam followers. On February 21, 1965, he was assassinated in front of his wife and children at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. Three Nation members were charged with the murder and given indeterminate life sentences. Speculation about the assassination and whether it was conceived or aided by leading or additional members of the Nation, or with law enforcement agencies, have persisted for decades after the shooting.

Thomas Hagan, the only man who admitted his role in the 1965 assassination of iconic black leader Malcolm X, was paroled in 2010 and is alive today. Furthermose Hagan insisted that Aziz and Islam were not involved. And the two maintained their innocence throughout the years.

Historian Abdur-Rahman Muhammad says Aziz and Islam had alibis. “The thing is, two of them weren’t even in the Audubon ballroom that day,” he says.

Islam died in 2009. Aziz was paroled in 1985, and at 81 years old is still hoping to clear his name. He is working with the Innocence Project to clear his name.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Ferncliff Cemetery

280 Secor Road

Hartsdale, New York, 10530

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Pinewood, Section B, Plot 150

Grave Location Description

After entering the entrance between Beechwood and Section H of Maplewood, head straight at the first intersection heading north. Take the next right as you approach the Shrine Mausoleum onto Birchwood Road. Head straight along this road for about 345 feet to reach Section B of Pinewood which will be on your right. Malcolm X’s grave is about 50 feet from the road (or 4 very long rows) in the center of Pinewood Section B.