Looking Back to Hear Malcolm X

NPR | By Roy Hurst

Published February 21, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Malcolm X was assassinated 40 years ago Monday. His death marked the end of a personal journey that took him from a life of crime to a place of service to his community. Roy Hurst gives us some moments from the life of Malcolm X.

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