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CLEP US History II

Category - Civil Rights

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Which civil rights leader was assassinated by members of the movement to which he formerly belonged?
  1. Malcolm X
  2. Huey Newton
  3. Medgar Evers
  4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  5. Emmett Till
Explanation
Answer: A - Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City on February 21, 1965, by three members of the Nation of Islam, a faction of the civil rights movement to which he formerly belonged. Malcolm X was once the public face of the Nation of Islam, a large group of African-American Muslims who advocated black supremacy and occasionally supported the use of violent means.
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