50 years after his death, Malcolm X’s work is unfinished

Malcolm X on March 5, 1964 (Eddie Adams/AP)-Malcolm X addresses a crowd of about 1,000 at an outdoor rally in upper Manhattan on Aug. 10, 1963. (AP)

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X smile for photographers in Washington on March 26, 1964. (Henry Griffin/AP)

By Krissah Thompson February 19

After a life filled with transformation, Malcolm X found himself in February 1965 in the throes of yet another.
He had been a fringe figure, known mostly to a small circle of black Muslims and big-city sophisticates, but now he was branching out — seeking allies at home and abroad to help him become a part of the Southern civil rights movement. 

Here is a clip from Malcolm X's "By Any Means Necessary" speech made at the at the founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity in 1964. (NBC News)

n 1959, journalist Mike Wallace hosted a series called "The Hate That Hate Produced," featuring a young Nation of Islam minister named Malcolm X. Here are two powerful clips. (News Beat/PBS)

50 Years After His Death, Malcolm X’s Work is Unfinished by Thavam Ratna