Attorney demands declassification of Malcom X FBI, CIA files
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has urged the U.S. government to declassify FBI and CIA files on Malcolm X.
The demand came on the 60th anniversary of the Muslim civil rights leader’s assassination.
Crump made the public plea at the site where Malcolm X was killed in New York City.
He was joined by Malcolm X’s family.
Crump’s call follows President Donald Trump’s decision to declassify FBI files on John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X, later known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was assassinated on February 21, 1965 while addressing a crowd at Harlem’s Audubon ballroom.
Some believe the FBI and police played a role in his murder.
A letter from a deceased officer claimed authorities were involved.
In 2022, New York paid $26 million to two men exonerated in the assassination.
Scholars say the files may reveal hidden truths about surveillance of Malcolm X prior to his assassination.
The CIA and FBI put the Muslim leader under surveillance after witnessing him drawing large crowds where he spoke of Black nationalism and urged Black Americans to defend themselves against violence.
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