Born Malcolm Little also known as El-Hajj Malek El Shabazz, Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim preacher, speaker and activist of the civil rights. He was a proponent of the non-integration of the black community in the United States and wanted the establishment of an independent black state. Malcolm was assassinated on 21 February 1965 during a public speech by militants of The Nation of Islam. Malcolm X’s ideas inspired the Black Panther Party, which was founded in 1966.