Leaving The Nation of Islam
For more details on this topic, see Malcolm X#Leaving the Nation.On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X announced that he was leaving the Nation of Islam. He and Betty X, now known as Betty Shabazz, became Sunni Muslims.
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