Malcolm X

American  

[eks] / ɛks /

noun

1. Malcolm Little, 1925–65, U.S. Black civil rights activist and religious leader.

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Malcolm X British  

/ ɛks /

noun

1. original name Malcolm Little. 1925–65, US Black civil-rights leader: assassinated

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Malcolm X Cultural  

1. An African-American political leader of the twentieth century. A prominent Black Muslim, Malcolm X explained the group's viewpoint in a book written by Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He was assassinated in 1965.

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Example Sentences

Civil rights activist and former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer was weary when she spoke alongside Malcolm X at a church in Harlem in December 1964.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King are famous," the activist pointed out.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Of Mangione he says, “If he’s Malcolm X, then I’m trying to emulate Martin Luther King.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Meanwhile others shared on the Sora app and across social media showed figures resembling Dr King and fellow civil rights campaigner Malcolm X fighting one another.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Malcolm X promptly got up and silently took my notebook, tore out that page and crumpled it and put it into his pocket, and he was considerably subdued during the remainder of that session.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey