We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data. Cookie Policy
Accept
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Reading: 2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated
Share
Font ResizerAa
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Follow US
NEW YORK DAWN™ > Blog > Trending > 2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated
2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated
Trending

2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated

Last updated: November 18, 2021 3:11 pm
Editorial Board Published November 18, 2021
Share
SHARE
17malcolmx facebookJumbo

At the trial in 1966, prosecutors cast Mr. Islam, who was once Malcolm X’s driver, as the assassin who fired the fatal shotgun blast. Mr. Halim and Mr. Aziz were said to have followed close behind, firing their pistols. Ten eyewitnesses said they had seen Mr. Islam, Mr. Aziz or both.

But the witness statements were contradictory, and no physical evidence tied Mr. Aziz or Mr. Islam to the murder, or even the crime scene. Both men offered credible alibis, which were backed by testimony from their spouses, friends and others.

And when Mr. Halim took the stand for the second time during the trial and confessed, he insisted that his two co-defendants were innocent.

On March 11, 1966, all three defendants were found guilty and, a month later, sentenced to life in prison.

Even then, evidence was already pointing to another theory of the case.

Mr. Stevenson, who has spent much of his career fighting against wrongful convictions, said the assassination of Malcolm X, followed three years later by that of Martin Luther King Jr., traumatized Black people in the 1960s, but finding the truth never seemed to be a priority for law enforcement and the government.

Wednesday’s acknowledgment, he said, “just underlines how casually and recklessly these cases were investigated and ultimately concluded.”

“It undermines already tenuous and fragile confidence in the rule of law to protect Black voices that were challenging bigotry and discrimination,” said Mr. Stevenson. “And it also just represented our continuing problem with reliability and fairness, and those are the problems that we’re still reckoning with today.”

You Might Also Like

Reserving the Future with GreenFlow: Glacier Vault’s Global Education Initiative

Debut Novel The Revenant’s Mark Blends Revolutionary War History with Dark Fantasy in a Haunting Tale of Resurrection and Reckoning

GARI Emerges as a Global Leader in Research Mentorship and Scholarly InnovationAustin, Texas

“A Family’s Fight to Reclaim Their Legacy”

Streamline, Scale, Succeed: Why Global Enterprises Are Moving to Odoo ERP

TAGGED:Assassinations and Attempted AssassinationsAziz, Muhammad ABlack PeopleCivil Rights Movement (1954-68)False Arrests, Convictions and ImprisonmentsIslam, KhalilMalcolm XThe Washington Mail
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print

Follow US

Find US on Social Medias
FacebookLike
TwitterFollow
YoutubeSubscribe
TelegramFollow
Popular News
Dolly Parton Voted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Trending

Dolly Parton Voted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Editorial Board May 4, 2022
Federal prosecutors say they’ve uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Adams
Bob Saget’s Autopsy Report Describes Severe Skull Fractures
David Peterson tosses full recreation shutout in Mets win over Nats
At the moment in Historical past: January 4, Nancy Pelosi turns into first feminine speaker of the Home

You Might Also Like

Beloved Children’s Book 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒑 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 Returns to Best-Seller Status Years After Its Release — and Fans Are Begging for More
LifestyleTrending

Beloved Children’s Book 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒑 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 Returns to Best-Seller Status Years After Its Release — and Fans Are Begging for More

June 23, 2025
Model With a Mission: In Conversation With Maurice Giovanni
EntertainmentTrending

Model With a Mission: In Conversation With Maurice Giovanni

June 22, 2025
AI Architecture Pioneer: How Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed Is Reshaping Cloud, Code, and Supply Chains
TechnologyTrending

AI Architecture Pioneer: How Abdul Muqtadir Mohammed Is Reshaping Cloud, Code, and Supply Chains

June 17, 2025
Global Security and Health Resilience: How AI-Driven Systems Could Reinvent National Safety—And the Visionary Behind the Shift
Trending

Global Security and Health Resilience: How AI-Driven Systems Could Reinvent National Safety—And the Visionary Behind the Shift

June 16, 2025

Categories

  • Health
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • World
  • Art

About US

New York Dawn is a proud and integral publication of the Enspirers News Group, embodying the values of journalistic integrity and excellence.
Company
  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • Accessibility Statement
Contact Us
  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability
Term of Use
  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices
© 2024 New York Dawn. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?