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apr 26, 1963 - Malcolm X NYC beating incident

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The American public first became aware of Malcolm X in 1957, after Hinton Johnson, a Nation of Islam member, was beaten by two New York City police officers. On April 26, Johnson and two other passersby‍—‌also Nation of Islam members‍—‌saw the officers beating an African-American man with nightsticks.

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apr 26, 1963
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~ 63 years ago

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