malcolm x

noun

1. Malcolm Little, 1925–65, U.S. black-rights activist and religious leader.

noun

1. original name Malcolm Little. 1925–65, US Black civil-rights leader: assassinated

An African-American political leader of the twentieth century. A prominent Black Muslim, Malcolm X explained the group’s viewpoint in a book written by Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He was assassinated in 1965.