The family of Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik Shabazz), the black Muslim activist who was assassinated on February 21, 1965, has asked US President Donald Trump to declassify files related to his assassination.
This came in a statement read by black rights lawyer Ben Crump on Saturday, accompanied by Malcolm X’s family, at an event held in New York on the 60th anniversary of his assassination, attended by his daughters Malika Shabazz and Elisa Shabazz.
Crump referred to an executive order signed by Trump last January, regarding the declassification of all files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King.
In this context, the statement called on President Trump to quickly declassify all files related to the assassination of Malcolm X as well.
Crump expressed his optimism that President Trump would respond to the family’s demands, expecting Trump to take action in this regard on May 19, 2025, the centenary of Malcolm X’s birth.
Malcolm X, of African descent, was born in 1925 in the US state of Nebraska at a time when discrimination against blacks in America was ongoing and even at its peak.
Malcolm X was famous for defending the rights of blacks and fought throughout his life for their rights. He has many famous lectures, meetings and sayings in this regard.
Malcolm X was assassinated by a bullet during a speech he was giving in the Harmel area of New York on February 21, 1965.
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