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50 years after Malcolm X

AJ+: Young and old reflect on the legacy of Malcolm X and what it means to them

It's been 50 years since El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, aka Malcolm X, was killed on Feb. 21, 1965. For many Americans, he's the fire-and-brimstone black leader who talked about the "white devil," but for others, he is the forgotten pillar of the civil rights movement as important as Martin Luther King Jr. Watch as AJ+ asks people, young and old, what #MalcolmMeans to them.

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