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29
May
1951

Malcolm is denied parole

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Biography 📅 29 May 1951 📍 United States

A parole board denied Malcolm's release, extending his imprisonment. The decision came as he pursued education and religious practice behind bars. His later political critique of prisons and racial power should not erase his personal responsibility for the crimes in his case, but neither should an individual sentence hide the unequal treatment of Black defendants documented in his prosecution.

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Malcolm X

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Massachusetts parole authorities

Charlestown State Prison