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Birth
May 28, 1934/1936, Pinehurst, Georgia
Death
June 23, 1997, Bronx, New York
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Malcolm X. (m. January 14, 1958, died February 21, 1965)
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Tuskegee Institute, Brooklyn State College School of Nursing, Jersey City State College, University of Massachusetts
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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