Malcolm X
Activity after leaving Nation of Islam

After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X founded Muslim Mosque, Inc. (MMI), a religious organization, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), a secular group that advocated Pan-Africanism. On March 26, 1964, he briefly met Martin Luther King Jr. for the first and only time — and only long enough for photographs to be taken — in Washington, D.C., as both men attended the Senate's debate on the Civil Rights bill at the U.S. Capitol building.

In April, Malcolm X gave a speech titled " The Ballot or the Bullet ", in which he advised African Americans to exercise their right to vote wisely but cautioned that if the government continued to prevent African Americans from attaining full equality, it might be necessary for them to take up arms.

In the weeks after he left the Nation of Islam, several Sunni Muslims encouraged Malcolm X to learn about their faith. He soon converted to the Sunni faith.
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