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6
January
1964

Malcolm meets Elijah Muhammad in Phoenix and loses key posts

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Biography 📅 6 January 1964 📍 United States

In Phoenix, Elijah Muhammad ordered Malcolm to stop discussing the leader's conduct and removed him as national representative and Harlem Temple minister. The meeting formalized a breakdown already developing inside the Nation of Islam. Malcolm's rise had depended on institution-building and recruitment; his removal shows how organizational power could constrain even its most effective public speaker.

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Malcolm X

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Nation of Islam

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