1960s Timeline

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Dec 5, 2023

Malcolm X May Be Replaced at Harlem Mosque

Dec. 5, 1963 - Malcolm X may soon be replaced as the minister of New York’s Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7, sources close to the Black...

Dec 4, 2023

Malcolm X Suspended by Nation of Islam over JFK Remarks

Dec. 4, 1963 - Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Black Muslim movement, was suspended today by the Nation of Islam because of a...

Dec 1, 2023

Malcolm X Describes JFK Assassination as “Chickens Coming Home to Roost”

Dec. 1, 1963 - Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Nation of Islam, today characterized the assassination of President Kennedy as an...

Nov 25, 2022

Malcolm X Speaks in Oakland

Nov. 25, 1962 - The diversity of viewpoints of American Negro leadership was demonstrated in Oakland, Calif., last night at a meeting...

Aug 28, 2022

HUAC to Investigate Black Muslims

Aug. 28, 1962 - The House Rules Committee formally recommended today that the House Committee on Un-American Activities investigate the...

Aug 7, 2022

Malcolm X Backs Out of Englewood Rally

Aug. 7, 1962 - Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Nation of Islam and minister of Temple No. 7 in Harlem, announced today that he...

Aug 5, 2022

Malcolm X To Speak at Englewood Anti-Segregation Rally

Aug. 5, 1962 - The leader of New York’s Black Muslims said today that he would accept an invitation to appear at an anti-segregation...

Jul 26, 2022

Malcolm X Confronts Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty in New York

July 26, 1962 - Malcolm X, minister of Nation of Islam Temple No. 7 in Harlem, drew an angry response today when he took the Mayor of Los...

May 4, 2022

(VIDEO) Malcolm X Press Conference in Los Angeles

May 4, 1962 - Here are extended clips from Malcolm X's press conference today at the Los Angeles Statler-Hilton Hotel, where he...

Nov 22, 2021

Malcolm X to Speak at New York's City College

Nov. 22, 1961 - Dr. Harry N. Rivlin, acting president of City College, said today he would not object if the Eugene V. Debs Club, a...