Photograph of Malcolm X on a stretcher after being gunned down , February 21, 1965

Item — Box: 1, item: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Attached to the photograph is a document that states: "Death but Not Dead -- Malcolm X lives and breathes as long as Black men care to think; as long as we long to be free; as long as we can love each other."

Dates

February 21, 1965

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (eight photographs)

From the Collection: .21 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Caption on the photograph states: "Stretcher bearing Negro Nationalist leader Malcolm X is wheeled from Audobon Ballroom 2/21 after he was gunned down by an assassin's bullets. The 39-year-old former confederate of the Black Muslim movement died a short time later at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Malcolm X is survived by his widow and four young daughters." UPI Telephoto.