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Why is Malcolm X called Malcolm X?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/19/2023

because Elijah Muhamad, who is the founder of the Black Muslims, told Malcom and all of the other Black Muslims that their ancestors were forced to take the name of their slave owner and that they should change it to x, which means nothing.

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