Episode 5
Manning Marable's biography of the human rights activist. Malcolm was assassinated in Harlem on 21st February 1965. It has never been clear who ordered his murder.
Manning Marable spent over twenty years writing this exhaustive account of the life of Malcolm X. In it he challenges many preconceptions held about Malcolm and examines Malcolm's own autobiography - revealing the truth about his omissions and inaccuracies.
Having fallen out with Elijah Muhammad the leader of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm feels his life may be under threat. However he believes that keeping a very public profile is essential and may even keep him safe. But on Sunday Feb 21st 1965 he is assassinated just as he starts a speech at the Audubon Theatre in Harlem. No one has ever been sure who ordered his murder.
Read by Colin McFarlane
Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
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