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Turns Out MLK Never Made His Famous Criticism of Malcolm X

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Historian Alex Haley distorted or completely made up quotes in his Playboy magazine piece, a biographer has found.

Brooke Leigh Howard
Brooke Leigh Howard 

Race and Identity Reporter

Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Brooke Leigh Howard

Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

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