Like his contemporary Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X was a vehement critic of institutional racism, imperialism and capitalism. Dr Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X’s wifeDr Betty Shabazz. Photograph: Patrick J Cunningham/APLike most accounts of the civil rights titan, there’s a story Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X never told. “So, I understand why my father chose my mother as his wife, and why my mother chose him as her husband.”Louise Langdon Little, Malcolm X’s motherLouise Langdon Little was Malcolm X’s mother and earliest teacher. Photograph: Jon Levy/AFP/Getty ImagesCollins quietly promulgated her brother’s metamorphosis from Malcolm X to Malcolm Shabazz when she helped finance his hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in 1964.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 10:02 UTC