Betty Shabazz - Leaving The Nation of Islam

Leaving The Nation of Islam

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On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X announced that he was leaving the Nation of Islam. He and Betty X, now known as Betty Shabazz, became Sunni Muslims.

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