Malcolm X not assasinated by zealots

The Nation of Islam never goes off and assassinates Malcolm X. What happens? Does he survive, or does a white terrorist assassinate him?

Would you say the Nation of Islam is a fringe group? Yes?
 
The Nation of Islam never goes off and assassinates Malcolm X. What happens? Does he survive, or does a white terrorist assassinate him?

Would you say the Nation of Islam is a fringe group? Yes?

I would like to answer but your questions are confusing.

What do you mean by "never goes off"?
And if they assassinate him, that automatically means he dies, so do you rather mean they attempt to assassinate him?
 
I would like to answer but your questions are confusing.

What do you mean by "never goes off"?
And if they assassinate him, that automatically means he dies, so do you rather mean they attempt to assassinate him?

I think you're analyzing it as "[never goes off] and [assassinates him]", when the OP meant "never [goes off and assassinates him]".

"Goes off and assassinates" is just an idiomatic expression signifying essentially the same thing as "assassinates".
 
I think you're analyzing it as "[never goes off] and [assassinates him]", when the OP meant "never [goes off and assassinates him]".

"Goes off and assassinates" is just an idiomatic expression signifying essentially the same thing as "assassinates".

Yes, I mean the latter.
 
From what I heard he was killed because he was starting to moderate his views. So if he survives or the assassination never takes place you could have a Malcolm X who accomplishes a lot for civil rights by being someone acceptable.to both sides.
 
From what I heard he was killed because he was starting to moderate his views. So if he survives or the assassination never takes place you could have a Malcolm X who accomplishes a lot for civil rights by being someone acceptable.to both sides.
He took a pilgrimage to Mecca and, upon seeing people of every color praying together, realized that racism was wrong and that whites were not the enemy.

I would say he might even takes King's mantle, assuming the latter is killed as per OTL.
 
I think you're analyzing it as "[never goes off] and [assassinates him]", when the OP meant "never [goes off and assassinates him]".

"Goes off and assassinates" is just an idiomatic expression signifying essentially the same thing as "assassinates".

Ah!

Thank you. I clearly had a mental misfire.

In either case, Malcom X would have essentially split the Nation of Islam down the middle.

After returning from his Hajj to Mecca, Malcom was essentially a moderate Muslim, shunning the radical rhetoric and corruption of the Nation.

Had he continue to operate his Mosque in NY, a major schism would have resulted.

Between the moderates and the radicals, many who joined the nation were actually spiritually committed Muslims who saw Malcom X as more of a spiritual sheik, over a political leader.

This was incredibly dangerous for the Nation and Elijah Muhammed who at the time cultivated incredible political and financial power through a near ideological monopoly of Black Muslims in the major urban centers of the United States.

Though if he weren't to be assassinated by the Nation even with these threats, I don't see anyone else actually doing so.
The only people he pissed off was the Nation. Unlike MLK, who pissed off the KKK, Local Southern PDs, Segregationalists, Federal Gov., Malcom X was just a firery rabble rouser rather than a a real revolutionary who saught actual political change.

He probably survives as a famous NY Imam, as his national fame slowly fades.

He may take up MLKs cause but in doing so would make him target number 1. Even still, a civil rights movement with Islam as the main spiritual theme would be extremely difficult to do, especially if the religious rhetoric by Malcom up this point was one of exclusion rather than inclusion.
 
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After returning from his Hajj to Mecca, Malcom was essentially a moderate Muslim, shunning the radical rhetoric and corruption of the Nation.

I don't know if "moderate" is the word (though his rhetoric certainly became less "radical"). It's more accurate to say he became an orthodox Muslim. The thing that really drove the wedge between him and the NoI was Elijah Muhammad's philandering.

Muhammad's son, Warith Deen Muhammad, was close with Malcolm X before and after his split. He also was trending toward orthodox Islam, and eventually led the NoI that way (the original teachings got revived under Farrakhan leading a splinter group).

Before his death, Malcolm had become very interested in the newly independent countries of Africa. He made two trips where he visited Egypt, Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and a few other countries and received a great reception. I think Ben Bella of Algeria and Nkrumah of Ghana both offered him cabinet (or some other high-ranking like ambassador-at-large) positions. I think, had he survived, he will at least work to connect African-Americans with Africa but I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed in Ghana or some other country for some time.
 
In 1984, when running for president, Jesse Jackson included Louis Farrakhan in his delegation, known for his anti-Semitism. In this ATL, he could've chosen Malcolm X instead, which wouldn't have won him the nomination, but it would've been one less misstep for Jackson.
 
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