Malcolm is buried after a public funeral in Harlem

Malcolm's funeral was held in Harlem, with actor and activist Ossie Davis delivering the eulogy; he was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery. The public mourning made clear that his influence reached far beyond the Nation of Islam. His posthumous legacy was shaped by activists, family, writers, and communities who carried his arguments about Black dignity, self-defense, Pan-African solidarity, and human rights into later movements.