Malcolm X wasn't known to the public until April 26, 1957. When Johnson X Hinton, a member of The Nation of Islam was beaten by two NYC police officers. Hinton and two other passersby were walking past Johnson, all three members of the Nation of Islam saw the two officers beating him and jumped in to help shouting "You're not in Alabama, this is New York". One of the officers turned to Hilton and started beating him so badly that he suffered brain damage and subdural hemorrhaging. All four men were later arrested and incarcerated.
Alerted by an unknown source, Malcolm and other members of the Nation of Islam went to the police station and asked to Hilton and the other Muslims. At first police denied that any Muslims, but the protest crowd grew to around 500 they had no choice but to allow Malcolm to speak with Hilton. after about a half hour of complaining to police they finally allowed him to be taken to the Hospital.
Hinton had his injuries treated and upon re-arrival at the police station some 4000 White, Black, and Muslim had gathered outside of the building. When Malcolm returned to the police station he had an attorney making bail arrangements to free the four who were put in jail. However Hinton was not bailed because police wouldn't let him go till following arrangements were made the following day. Malcolm was furious. So he stepped outside for a moment, gave a hand signal to the crowd of now around 5000 people. as Malcolm gave the signal, Members of the Nation of Islam left and later the crowd dispersed. Within a month Malcolm X was under police surveillance. The supreme court decided not to indite the police officers who beat Hilton. Malcolm later sent an angry telegram to the police commissioner and undercover agents were later told to infiltrate the Nation of Islam.
"The media's most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make innocent guilty, and the guilty innocent, and that's power. because they control the minds of the masses" - Malcolm X.
Alerted by an unknown source, Malcolm and other members of the Nation of Islam went to the police station and asked to Hilton and the other Muslims. At first police denied that any Muslims, but the protest crowd grew to around 500 they had no choice but to allow Malcolm to speak with Hilton. after about a half hour of complaining to police they finally allowed him to be taken to the Hospital.
Hinton had his injuries treated and upon re-arrival at the police station some 4000 White, Black, and Muslim had gathered outside of the building. When Malcolm returned to the police station he had an attorney making bail arrangements to free the four who were put in jail. However Hinton was not bailed because police wouldn't let him go till following arrangements were made the following day. Malcolm was furious. So he stepped outside for a moment, gave a hand signal to the crowd of now around 5000 people. as Malcolm gave the signal, Members of the Nation of Islam left and later the crowd dispersed. Within a month Malcolm X was under police surveillance. The supreme court decided not to indite the police officers who beat Hilton. Malcolm later sent an angry telegram to the police commissioner and undercover agents were later told to infiltrate the Nation of Islam.
"The media's most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make innocent guilty, and the guilty innocent, and that's power. because they control the minds of the masses" - Malcolm X.