Malcolm X, the influential civil rights activist who was was shot and killed on Feb. 21, 1965 as he began to address a rally in Harlem. He was 39. This is an homage in 20 songs.
Am I Black Enough For You - Billy Paul  360 Degrees Of Billy Paul, 1972)
Chocolate City - Parliament (Chocolate City, 1975)
Compared To What - Les McCann and Eddie Harris (Swiss Movement, 1969)
Do You Remember Malcolm - Bongi And Nelson (Everything, For My Love / Do You Remember, Malcolm, 1971)
Ballad Of A Blackman - Huey âPianoâ Smith (The Whatcha Call Em / Ballad Of A Blackman, 1970)
Blackenized - Hank Ballard (You Canât Keep A Good Man Down, 1968)
(For Godâs Sake) Give More Power To The People - The Chi-Lites (For God´s Sake Give More Power! To The People, 1971)
Give The People What They Want - The O'Jays (Survival, 1975)
I Am Somebody - Part I - The Brothers and Sisters (I Am Somebody - Part I / I Am Somebody - Part II, 1970)
Is It Because Iâm Black - Syl Johnson (Is It Because Iâm Black, 1970)
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Kim Weston (Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing / This Is America, 1968)
Malcolm X - Hal Singer â(Paris Soul Food, 1969)
Message From A Black Man - The Temptations (Puzzle People, 1969)
A Message From The Meters - The Meters (A Message From The Meters / Zony Mash, 1970)
Mighty Mighty Spade & Whitey - The Impressions (The Young Modsâ Forgotten Story, 1969)
Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers (Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, 1972)
Song To The System - Segments Of Time (Segments Of Time, 1972)
Soul Brother (In Dedication To Malcolm X) - Hannibal Marvin Peterson â(Hannibal, 1975)
To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Donny Hathaway (Everything Is Everything, 1970)
Youâre the Man - Marvin Gaye (Letâs Get It On, 1973)
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Image Source: Ed Ford, World Telegram staff photographer [Public domain], Wikimedia Commons
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