
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Malcolm X 1925 - 1965 International civil rights campaigner, advocated desegregated housing in Smethwick with his visit to Marshall Street in 1965 Recognize Recorded plaque organisation: Nubian Jak Community Trust, Sandwell MBC, African Caribbean Self Help Organisation, Indian Workers Association (GB).
Malcolm X was a prominent African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who advocated for the rights of blacks in the United States; his visit to Smethwick highlighted his international efforts against racial segregation and discrimination.
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Photo: A J Paxton on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0