Amy Goodman
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50 Years Later, Malcolm X’s Family Gather at Place of His Murder to Honor Revolutionary Life, Legacy

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February 23, 2015

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This weekend, people around the country marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of ElHajj Malik ElShabazz, known as Malcolm X one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. In New York City, family members and former colleagues led a memorial ceremony in the former Audubon Ballroom where Malcolm X was gunned down on February 21, 1965. The Audubon Ballroom is now the Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center. We hear some of the event's speakers, including Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz. We broadcast an excerpt of our 2006 interview with the late civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama, who witnessed the assassination and held Malcolm X as he lay dying. We also air the Pacifica Archives recording of the 1965 eulogy delivered by the actor and activist Ossie Davis.

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