El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) delivers his final public speech on February 14, 1965.

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Show	Great Moments in African History
Broadcast Title	El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) delivers his final public speech on February 14, 1965.
Broadcast Date	2015-02-21
Record Date	2015-02-21
Summary	Born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm X was a prominent black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and '60s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. Articulate, passionate and a naturally gifted and inspirational orator, Malcolm X exhorted blacks to cast off the shackles of racism "by any means necessary," including violence. The fiery civil rights leader broke with the group shortly before his assassination, February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech.