United States of America · Religion / Islam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Malcolm X adopts the Nation of Islam. Espouses the Nations teachings, including whites as "devils" who had been created in a misguided breeding program by a black scientist, and predicting the inevitable return of blacks to the top of the social order
When asked to comment upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy, replies it was a case of "chickens coming home to roost," and added that "Chickens coming home to roost never made me sad. It only made me glad."
Malcolm X takes Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building. Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X". Elijah Muhammad records a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay will be renamed Muhammad (the prophet of Islam) Ali
Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X provides Clay with the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of enslavement. Ali reveals that he is a member of the Nation of Islam (called the Black Muslims)
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