A More Perfect Union - Pt 1
This Civil Rights Leader was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Hip-hop was said to have originated in this U.S. city.
What is New York City?
Malcolm's was suspended after making a controversial statement about this person's assassination.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Malcolm's friend and Nation member admitted to Malcolm that he was instructed to do this to kill Malcolm
What is blow up his car?
The Black Panther Party was founded in this California city.
What is Oakland, CA?
Hurricane Katrina primarily impacted this U.S. city.
What is New Orleans?
When asked by a white woman on a college campus about what she could do to assist his cause, Malcolm answered her with this one word.
What is "nothing?"
Something that had also happened to Malcolm when he was a child, the Nation of Islam did this to Malcolm and his family.
What is fire bomb?
Narrator Henry Louis Gates graduated from this Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut.
What is Yale University?
This person said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people," during a telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Who is Kanye West?
Malcolm famously used this farm themed phrase to explain the assassination of the president of the United States.
What is the "chickens coming home to roost?"
The end of the film features black school children from around the world repeating this phrase.
What is "I am Malcolm X?"
The President that escalated the "War on Drugs" in the 1980s was this person.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department who were all acquitted, leading to the LA Riots.
Who is Rodney King?
Malcolm left the Nation of Islam after discovering and investigating these accusations against Elijah Muhammad.
What are extramarital affairs and children with Nation secretaries?
The end of the film features a cameo by this president of South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Name one of the two founders of the Black Panther Party.
Who are Bobby Seale and Huey Newton?
"Fight the Power" is a song by this American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and Terminator X.
Who are Public Enemy?
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm goes on a pilgrimage to this holy city.
What is Mecca?
Malcolm is assassinated in this ballroom in New York.
What is the Audubon Theatre and Ballroom?