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Opinion: Malcolm X’s challenge to mass incarceration

Fifty years ago, assassins killed black power activist Malcolm X during a speech to the Organization for Afro-American Unity at New York City’s Audubon Ballroom. Although they ended the life of one of the 20th century’s most dynamic leaders, they did not kill his impact. His insights into racism and freedom are as necessary today as when he first spoke them, writes Dan Berger. A half-century after his murder, Malcolm X may still be one of our best guides for making sense of American racism, an evil that once again roils the country.

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